# Is "The Prague Cemetery" by Umberto Eco a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Prague Cemetery by Umberto Eco (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011) is identified by: First US edition, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011, illustrated; translated from the Italian by Richard Dixon. First edition in English of Il cimitero di Praga (Bompiani, 2010).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First US edition, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011, illustrated; translated from the Italian by Richard Dixon
- A first printing carries a number line descending to 1 on the copyright page
- Publisher imprint reads Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Umberto Eco |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| Year | 2011 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First US edition, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011, illustrated; translated from the… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First US edition, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011, illustrated; translated from the Italian by Richard Dixon. A first printing carries a number line descending to 1 on the copyright page.

## Is this the true first?
First edition in English of Il cimitero di Praga (Bompiani, 2010). The US HMH and UK Harvill Secker editions both appeared in 2011.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Prague Cemetery* by Umberto Eco a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-prague-cemetery
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.