How to identify a first printing
- First printing: 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page together with a number line that includes 1
- Lowest digit present in the number row = the printing; 1 indicates first edition, first printing
Notable points & cautions
- Formerly Hyperion Books for Children; the children's list rebranded as Disney-Hyperion in 2008
- Rick Riordan Presents launched in 2018 (first title Aru Shah and the End of Time, 2018) and follows the same 'First Edition' + number-line rule
- Caution on Disney novelty and licensed movie tie-in titles: number lines can be absent or unreliable on mass-market tie-ins, so trust the stated 'First Edition' plus number line only on trade titles
- Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (Miramax/Hyperion, 2005) firsts carry title-specific jacket and number-line points
Imprints
First editions also appear under: Disney-Hyperion, Hyperion Books for Children (legacy), Disney Press, Freeform Books (former YA), Rick Riordan Presents, Disney Books, Marvel Press (children's), Disney Lucasfilm Press. Each generally follows the house convention above.
Frequently asked questions
How do I know if my Disney-Hyperion / Disney Publishing Worldwide (children's) book is a first edition?
Check the copyright page. First printing: 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page together with a number line that includes 1 Lowest digit present in the number row = the printing; 1 indicates first edition, first printing
Does Disney-Hyperion / Disney Publishing Worldwide (children's) use a number line?
Lowest digit present in the number row = the printing; 1 indicates first edition, first printing
Is a book-club edition a Disney-Hyperion / Disney Publishing Worldwide (children's) first edition?
No. Book-club editions reprint the text but are not the true first edition. Formerly Hyperion Books for Children; the children's list rebranded as Disney-Hyperion in 2008
What era does this cover?
This covers Disney-Hyperion / Disney Publishing Worldwide (children's) (1991–present (Hyperion children's); Disney-Hyperion brand from 2008). Conventions changed over time, so confirm the era of your copy.
Disney-Hyperion / Disney Publishing Worldwide (children's) titles with documented first-edition points
Each link opens that title’s specific points of issue — the exact marks that separate a true first printing from a later one.
- Akira (English collected, Epic Comics) (Katsuhiro Otomo, 1988 (US color) / 1984 (Japan tankobon))
- Crispin: The Cross of Lead (Avi, 2002)
- Daughter of the Deep (Rick Riordan, 2021)
- Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! (Mo Willems, 2003)
- Elektra Lives Again (Frank Miller & Lynn Varley, 1990)
- Elektra: Assassin (Frank Miller & Bill Sienkiewicz, 1986)
- The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson 4) (Rick Riordan, 2008)
- The Blood of Olympus (Heroes of Olympus 5) (Rick Riordan, 2014)
- The Burning Maze (Trials of Apollo 3) (Rick Riordan, 2018)
- The Dark Prophecy (Trials of Apollo 2) (Rick Riordan, 2017)
- The Hammer of Thor (Magnus Chase 2) (Rick Riordan, 2016)
- The Hidden Oracle (Trials of Apollo 1) (Rick Riordan, 2016)
- The House of Hades (Heroes of Olympus 4) (Rick Riordan, 2013)
- The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson 5) (Rick Riordan, 2009)
- The Less Deceived (Philip Larkin, 1955)
- The Lost Hero (Heroes of Olympus 1) (Rick Riordan, 2010)
- The Mark of Athena (Heroes of Olympus 3) (Rick Riordan, 2012)
- The Red Pyramid (Kane Chronicles 1) (Rick Riordan, 2010)
- The Serpent's Shadow (Kane Chronicles 3) (Rick Riordan, 2012)
- The Ship of the Dead (Magnus Chase 3) (Rick Riordan, 2017)
- The Son of Neptune (Heroes of Olympus 2) (Rick Riordan, 2011)
- The Sword of Summer (Magnus Chase 1) (Rick Riordan, 2015)
- The Throne of Fire (Kane Chronicles 2) (Rick Riordan, 2011)
- The Titan's Curse (Percy Jackson 3) (Rick Riordan, 2007)
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