# Is "Manhattan Beach" by Jennifer Egan a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan (Scribner, 2017) is identified by: First printing states 'First Scribner hardcover edition October 2017' on the copyright page, accompanied by a complete descending number line ending in 1; the terminal 1 confirms the first printing. US Scribner first edition (ISBN 978-1-4767-1673-2), published October 2017; a near-simultaneous UK Corsair edition also appeared in 2017.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing states 'First Scribner hardcover edition October 2017' on the copyright page, accompanied by a complete descending number line ending in 1; the terminal 1 confirms the first printing
- Issued in a pictorial dust jacket that should retain its printed price at the top of the front flap
- Publisher imprint reads Scribner
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Jennifer Egan |
| Publisher | Scribner |
| Year | 2017 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing states 'First Scribner hardcover edition October 2017' on the copyright page, accompanied by a complete descending number… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First printing states 'First Scribner hardcover edition October 2017' on the copyright page, accompanied by a complete descending number line ending in 1; the terminal 1 confirms the first printing. Issued in a pictorial dust jacket that should retain its printed price at the top of the front flap.

## Is this the true first?
US Scribner first edition (ISBN 978-1-4767-1673-2), published October 2017; a near-simultaneous UK Corsair edition also appeared in 2017.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No notable book-club edition; on later printings the stated 'First Scribner hardcover edition October 2017' line is dropped or the number line no longer ends in 1, so confirm both the dated edition statement and the number line.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Manhattan Beach* by Jennifer Egan a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/manhattan-beach
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.