# Is "13 Words" by Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler) a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of 13 Words by Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler) (HarperCollins, 2010) is identified by: Picture book illustrated by Maira Kalman. US HarperCollins first edition, published October 2010.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Picture book illustrated by Maira Kalman
- First printing has a complete number line ending in 1 on the copyright page
- HarperCollins, 2010
- Publisher imprint reads HarperCollins
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler) |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Year | 2010 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | Picture book illustrated by Maira Kalman |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Picture book illustrated by Maira Kalman. First printing has a complete number line ending in 1 on the copyright page. HarperCollins, 2010.

## Is this the true first?
US HarperCollins first edition, published October 2010. A minor Snicket title.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings advance the number line so the 1 no longer appears.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *13 Words* by Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler) a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/13-words
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.