# Is "A Hat Full of Sky" by Terry Pratchett a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett (Doubleday, 2004) is identified by: Discworld 32; Tiffany Aching 2. UK Doubleday is the true first (April 2004); the US HarperCollins edition followed within weeks.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Discworld 32
- Tiffany Aching 2
- UK Doubleday hardcover, published 29 April 2004
- ISBN 0-385-60736-9
- First printing carries the Doubleday number line with the 1 present (the odd-up/even-down '1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2' form used on Doubleday copyright pages)
- Bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering to the spine and red endpapers; the dust jacket art is by Paul Kidby, and a first-issue jacket retains its printed price on the front flap rather than being clipped
- Publisher imprint reads Doubleday

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Terry Pratchett |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
| Year | 2004 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Discworld 32 |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Discworld 32; Tiffany Aching 2. UK Doubleday hardcover, published 29 April 2004; ISBN 0-385-60736-9. First printing carries the Doubleday number line with the 1 present (the odd-up/even-down '1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2' form used on Doubleday copyright pages). Bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering to the spine and red endpapers; the dust jacket art is by Paul Kidby, and a first-issue jacket retains its printed price on the front flap rather than being clipped.

## Is this the true first?
UK Doubleday is the true first (April 2004); the US HarperCollins edition followed within weeks.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings drop the 1 from the number line; the US HarperCollins issue has different jacket and imprint details and is not the first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *A Hat Full of Sky* by Terry Pratchett a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/a-hat-full-of-sky
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.