# Is "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck (8)" by Jeff Kinney a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck (8) by Jeff Kinney (Amulet Books / Abrams, 2013) is identified by: First printing is identified by a complete descending number line on the copyright page reading 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 (terminating in 1), under the Amulet Books / Abrams imprint, New York, dated 2013. The US Amulet (Abrams) edition is the true first, published November 5, 2013.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing is identified by a complete descending number line on the copyright page reading 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 (terminating in 1), under the Amulet Books / Abrams imprint, New York, dated 2013
- Issued in laminated pictorial boards with no dust jacket, the cover art wrapping the case in the series style; the copyright page carries the ISBN 978-1-4197-1132-9
- As with all Amulet Wimpy Kid volumes, there is no separate jacket to price or clip
- Publisher imprint reads Amulet Books / Abrams
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Jeff Kinney |
| Publisher | Amulet Books / Abrams |
| Year | 2013 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | First printing is identified by a complete descending number line on the copyright page reading 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 (terminating in 1)… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First printing is identified by a complete descending number line on the copyright page reading 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 (terminating in 1), under the Amulet Books / Abrams imprint, New York, dated 2013. Issued in laminated pictorial boards with no dust jacket, the cover art wrapping the case in the series style; the copyright page carries the ISBN 978-1-4197-1132-9. As with all Amulet Wimpy Kid volumes, there is no separate jacket to price or clip.

## Is this the true first?
The US Amulet (Abrams) edition is the true first, published November 5, 2013. UK and other-market printings followed and are not the first; verify the terminal 1 in the number line rather than relying on the 'First Edition' wording alone.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings advance the number line so its lowest digit is no longer 1; there is no dust jacket to distinguish, so the number line is the sole printing tell for this title.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck (8)* by Jeff Kinney a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid-hard-luck-8
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.