# Is "I Shall Wear Midnight" by Terry Pratchett a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett (Doubleday, 2010) is identified by: Discworld 38; Tiffany Aching 4. The UK Doubleday edition (2 September 2010) is the true first; the US Harper edition followed on 28 September 2010.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Discworld 38
- Tiffany Aching 4
- UK Doubleday, published 2 September 2010, ISBN 9780385611077
- First printing shows the full descending number line reaching 1 on the copyright page
- Bound in black boards with the spine lettered in gilt and dark-blue endpapers; original dust jacket with cover art after Paul Kidby, its printed price present on the front flap
- A separate Waterstone's-only issue included a limited-edition print, and a numbered slipcased collector's edition (ISBN 9780857530226) was published alongside the trade first
- Publisher imprint reads Doubleday

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Terry Pratchett |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
| Year | 2010 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Discworld 38 |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Discworld 38; Tiffany Aching 4. UK Doubleday, published 2 September 2010, ISBN 9780385611077. First printing shows the full descending number line reaching 1 on the copyright page. Bound in black boards with the spine lettered in gilt and dark-blue endpapers; original dust jacket with cover art after Paul Kidby, its printed price present on the front flap. A separate Waterstone's-only issue included a limited-edition print, and a numbered slipcased collector's edition (ISBN 9780857530226) was published alongside the trade first.

## Is this the true first?
The UK Doubleday edition (2 September 2010) is the true first; the US Harper edition followed on 28 September 2010.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings show a number line that no longer reaches 1. The numbered collector's edition is a distinct simultaneous issue, not a later reprint.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *I Shall Wear Midnight* by Terry Pratchett a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/i-shall-wear-midnight
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.