# Is "Moving Pictures" by Terry Pratchett a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Moving Pictures by Terry Pratchett (Victor Gollancz, 1990) is identified by: First impression of 18,200 copies published 1 November 1990; no reprint or later-impression statement on the first. UK Gollancz true first; US publication followed.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Discworld 10
- First impression of 18,200 copies published 1 November 1990; no reprint or later-impression statement on the first
- Reprinted three times, twice in November and once in December 1990
- First-issue jacket has the front-cover title in blue and red, an orange spine background, and the Gollancz SF logo at the head of the spine; a later jacket printing changed the title to black and red, the spine to pink, and moved the logo to the tail, and copies of all four printings were rejacketed with it, so the copyright page, not the jacket, is decisive
- Publisher imprint reads Victor Gollancz
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Terry Pratchett |
| Publisher | Victor Gollancz |
| Year | 1990 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Discworld 10 |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Discworld 10. First impression of 18,200 copies published 1 November 1990; no reprint or later-impression statement on the first. Reprinted three times, twice in November and once in December 1990. First-issue jacket has the front-cover title in blue and red, an orange spine background, and the Gollancz SF logo at the head of the spine; a later jacket printing changed the title to black and red, the spine to pink, and moved the logo to the tail, and copies of all four printings were rejacketed with it, so the copyright page, not the jacket, is decisive.

## Is this the true first?
UK Gollancz true first; US publication followed. A first impression in the first-issue orange-spine jacket is the most desirable state.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
The November and December 1990 reprints, rejacketed copies, and Corgi paperbacks are not firsts.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Moving Pictures* by Terry Pratchett a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/moving-pictures
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.