# Is "My Brother's Book" by Maurice Sendak a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of My Brother's Book by Maurice Sendak (HarperCollins, 2013) is identified by: HarperCollins first, first printing: copyright page states 'First Edition' with a full number line descending to 1. US HarperCollins (Michael di Capua Books) edition is the true first, published in 2013 following Sendak's death in 2012.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- HarperCollins first, first printing: copyright page states 'First Edition' with a full number line descending to 1
- First-issue dust jacket is unclipped with its original printed price
- Published posthumously; includes a foreword by Stephen Greenblatt
- Publisher imprint reads HarperCollins
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Maurice Sendak |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Year | 2013 |
| 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 descending to 1. First-issue dust jacket is unclipped with its original printed price. Published posthumously; includes a foreword by Stephen Greenblatt.

## Is this the true first?
US HarperCollins (Michael di Capua Books) edition is the true first, published in 2013 following Sendak's death in 2012.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Not a book-club title; issued in a single trade first edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *My Brother's Book* by Maurice Sendak a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/my-brothers-book
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.