# Is "Hunches in Bunches" by Dr. Seuss a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Hunches in Bunches by Dr. Seuss (Random House, 1982) is identified by: Issued in glazed pictorial laminated boards WITHOUT a dust jacket, as issued. US first, Random House, 1982.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Issued in glazed pictorial laminated boards WITHOUT a dust jacket, as issued
- Identify the first printing by the full number line beginning with 1 on the copyright page, meeting the Younger and Hirsh issue points
- Publisher imprint reads Random House
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Dr. Seuss |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Year | 1982 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | Issued in glazed pictorial laminated boards WITHOUT a dust jacket, as issued |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Issued in glazed pictorial laminated boards WITHOUT a dust jacket, as issued. Identify the first printing by the full number line beginning with 1 on the copyright page, meeting the Younger and Hirsh issue points.

## Is this the true first?
US first, Random House, 1982.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Not issued with a dust jacket, so jacket price is not a point. Later printings show an advanced number line with the 1 removed.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Hunches in Bunches* by Dr. Seuss a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/hunches-in-bunches
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.