# Is "Bumble-Ardy" by Maurice Sendak a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Bumble-Ardy by Maurice Sendak (HarperCollins, 2011) is identified by: HarperCollins first, first printing: copyright page states 'First Edition' with a full number line ending in 1. US HarperCollins (Michael di Capua Books) edition is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- HarperCollins first, first printing: copyright page states 'First Edition' with a full number line ending in 1
- First-issue dust jacket is unclipped with its original printed price
- Green cloth with pictorial paste-on and green endpapers
- His last book written and illustrated in his lifetime
- Publisher imprint reads HarperCollins
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Maurice Sendak |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Year | 2011 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | HarperCollins first, first printing: copyright page states 'First Edition' with a full… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
HarperCollins first, first printing: copyright page states 'First Edition' with a full number line ending in 1. First-issue dust jacket is unclipped with its original printed price. Green cloth with pictorial paste-on and green endpapers. His last book written and illustrated in his lifetime.

## Is this the true first?
US HarperCollins (Michael di Capua Books) edition is the true first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club states are uncommon; when present they typically lack the original jacket price and the number line to 1.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Bumble-Ardy* by Maurice Sendak a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/bumble-ardy
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.