NMLP P-029776 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Needful Things

Stephen King · Viking · 1991

The US Viking edition is the true first; the UK Hodder & Stoughton edition follows the same year. Confirm both the 'First published in 1991' line and the 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 number line to distinguish the true first printing.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-029776 for "Needful Things" by Stephen King (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-029776, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).