# Is "Trust" by Hernan Diaz a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Trust by Hernan Diaz (Riverhead Books, 2022) is identified by: US Riverhead first: the copyright page states First Edition and carries a full number line descending to 1; first-issue cloth and jacket carry the printed price; published May 2022. The US Riverhead 2022 printing is the true first; the stated First Edition plus a number line ending in 1 confirms it.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- US Riverhead first: the copyright page states First Edition and carries a full number line descending to 1; first-issue cloth and jacket carry the printed price; published May 2022
- The prize spike drove reprints, so confirm the number line ends in 1
- Publisher imprint reads Riverhead Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Hernan Diaz |
| Publisher | Riverhead Books |
| Year | 2022 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | US Riverhead first: the copyright page states First Edition and carries a full number line descending to 1; first-issue cloth and jacket… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
US Riverhead first: the copyright page states First Edition and carries a full number line descending to 1; first-issue cloth and jacket carry the printed price; published May 2022. The prize spike drove reprints, so confirm the number line ends in 1.

## Is this the true first?
The US Riverhead 2022 printing is the true first; the stated First Edition plus a number line ending in 1 confirms it. The UK Picador edition is a separate first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings drop the 1 from the number line.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Trust* by Hernan Diaz a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/trust
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.