NMLP P-029904 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Shining

Stephen King · Doubleday (New York) · 1977

US Doubleday 1977 true first (~25,000 copies). UK New English Library (1977) is first British. The decisive trade-first point is the 'R49' gutter code combined with the stated 'First Edition' and the printed price jacket.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-029904 for "The Shining" by Stephen King (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-029904, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).