# Is "Making Money" by Terry Pratchett a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Making Money by Terry Pratchett (Doubleday, 2007) is identified by: Discworld 36; second Moist von Lipwig novel. Near-simultaneous release: the US Harper edition went on sale 18 September 2007, narrowly ahead of the UK Doubleday on 20 September 2007, so the US Harper is arguably the technical true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Discworld 36; second Moist von Lipwig novel
- UK Doubleday hardcover, London 2007 (ISBN 978-0-385-61101-5), 8vo
- First printing carries the interleaved Transworld number string 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1 on the copyright page
- Binding is publisher's black boards with deep red endpapers and gilt spine lettering
- The first-state dust jacket should retain its printed cover price; an intact printed price is preferred though price-clipping alone does not disqualify the jacket
- A separate signed limited edition of 2,500 numbered copies in glittered cloth, signed on the limitation page, was issued alongside the trade first and is a distinct issue
- Publisher imprint reads Doubleday

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Terry Pratchett |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
| Year | 2007 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Discworld 36; second Moist von Lipwig novel |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Discworld 36; second Moist von Lipwig novel. UK Doubleday hardcover, London 2007 (ISBN 978-0-385-61101-5), 8vo. First printing carries the interleaved Transworld number string 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1 on the copyright page. Binding is publisher's black boards with deep red endpapers and gilt spine lettering. The first-state dust jacket should retain its printed cover price; an intact printed price is preferred though price-clipping alone does not disqualify the jacket. A separate signed limited edition of 2,500 numbered copies in glittered cloth, signed on the limitation page, was issued alongside the trade first and is a distinct issue.

## Is this the true first?
Near-simultaneous release: the US Harper edition went on sale 18 September 2007, narrowly ahead of the UK Doubleday on 20 September 2007, so the US Harper is arguably the technical true first. The UK Doubleday hardcover in black boards with red endpapers and the 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1 string is conventionally collected as the primary first edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later Doubleday printings carry a different number string lacking the interleaved 2 4 6 8 10 first-printing sequence, or state a later printing; the signed numbered limited edition is a separate issue, not a reprint of the trade first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Making Money* by Terry Pratchett a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/making-money
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.