# Is "Numero Zero" by Umberto Eco a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Numero Zero by Umberto Eco (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015) is identified by: First US edition, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015; translated from the Italian by Richard Dixon. First edition in English of Numero zero (Bompiani, 2015).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First US edition, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015; translated from the Italian by Richard Dixon
- A first printing carries a number line descending to 1 on the copyright page
- Not illustrated
- Publisher imprint reads Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Umberto Eco |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| Year | 2015 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First US edition, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015; translated from the Italian by Richard… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First US edition, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015; translated from the Italian by Richard Dixon. A first printing carries a number line descending to 1 on the copyright page. Not illustrated.

## Is this the true first?
First edition in English of Numero zero (Bompiani, 2015). The US HMH and UK Harvill Secker editions both appeared in 2015. Eco's last novel published in his lifetime.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No notable book-club edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Numero Zero* by Umberto Eco a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/numero-zero
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.