# Is "Paper Money" by Ken Follett a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Paper Money by Ken Follett (Collins, 1977) is identified by: True first published under the pseudonym Zachary Stone by William Collins, London, 1977, in hardcover with dust jacket. The genuine first appeared as by Zachary Stone in 1977; the Follett-credited reissue is a later edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- True first published under the pseudonym Zachary Stone by William Collins, London, 1977, in hardcover with dust jacket
- Later reissued under Follett's own name
- Publisher imprint reads Collins
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Ken Follett |
| Publisher | Collins |
| Year | 1977 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | True first published under the pseudonym Zachary Stone by William Collins, London, 1977… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
True first published under the pseudonym Zachary Stone by William Collins, London, 1977, in hardcover with dust jacket. Later reissued under Follett's own name.

## Is this the true first?
The genuine first appeared as by Zachary Stone in 1977; the Follett-credited reissue is a later edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Any edition crediting Ken Follett is a later reissue, not the true first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Paper Money* by Ken Follett a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/paper-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 2026-07-03.