# Is "Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis" by Jared Diamond a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis by Jared Diamond (Little, Brown and Company, 2019) is identified by: First printing from Little, Brown and Company, 2019, with the number line descending to 1 and a priced dust jacket. US true first (Little, Brown, published May 7, 2019), which narrowly precedes the UK Allen Lane edition (May 14, 2019).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing from Little, Brown and Company, 2019, with the number line descending to 1 and a priced dust jacket
- Note the US subtitle 'Turning Points for Nations in Crisis' differs from the UK Allen Lane subtitle 'How Nations Cope with Crisis and Change'
- Publisher imprint reads Little, Brown and Company
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Jared Diamond |
| Publisher | Little, Brown and Company |
| Year | 2019 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First printing from Little, Brown and Company, 2019, with the number line descending to 1… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First printing from Little, Brown and Company, 2019, with the number line descending to 1 and a priced dust jacket. Note the US subtitle 'Turning Points for Nations in Crisis' differs from the UK Allen Lane subtitle 'How Nations Cope with Crisis and Change'.

## Is this the true first?
US true first (Little, Brown, published May 7, 2019), which narrowly precedes the UK Allen Lane edition (May 14, 2019). The two editions carry different subtitles.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis* by Jared Diamond a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/upheaval-turning-points-for-nations-in-crisis
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.