# Is "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (9)" by Jeff Kinney a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (9) by Jeff Kinney (Amulet Books / Abrams, 2014) 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 2014. The US Amulet (Abrams) edition is the true first, published November 4, 2014.

**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 2014
- Issued in laminated pictorial boards with no dust jacket, the road-trip cover art printed on the case
- ISBN 978-1-4197-1189-3 appears on the copyright page
- Publisher imprint reads Amulet Books / Abrams
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Jeff Kinney |
| Publisher | Amulet Books / Abrams |
| Year | 2014 |
| 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 2014. Issued in laminated pictorial boards with no dust jacket, the road-trip cover art printed on the case; ISBN 978-1-4197-1189-3 appears on the copyright page.

## Is this the true first?
The US Amulet (Abrams) edition is the true first, published November 4, 2014. Verify the terminal 1 in the number line; a later film tie-in edition exists and is not the first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings advance the number line so it no longer terminates in 1, and a later movie tie-in edition (with revised cover treatment) is a distinct, non-first issue. With no dust jacket, the number line is the primary printing tell.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (9)* by Jeff Kinney a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid-the-long-haul-9
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.