# Is "Raising Steam" by Terry Pratchett a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Raising Steam by Terry Pratchett (Doubleday, 2013) is identified by: Discworld 40; Moist von Lipwig 3. UK Doubleday (2013) is the true first; the US Doubleday edition did not appear until March 2014, with Anchor issuing the paperback.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Discworld 40
- Moist von Lipwig 3
- UK Doubleday 2013
- The first printing shows the publisher's countdown number line in the form 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1 on the copyright page
- Bound in black boards lettered in gilt on the spine, with pictorial endpapers and a map
- 378 pages (last blank)
- Publisher imprint reads Doubleday

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Terry Pratchett |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
| Year | 2013 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Discworld 40 |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Discworld 40; Moist von Lipwig 3. UK Doubleday 2013. The first printing shows the publisher's countdown number line in the form 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1 on the copyright page. Bound in black boards lettered in gilt on the spine, with pictorial endpapers and a map; 378 pages (last blank). The first-state pictorial dust wrapper retains its printed price.

## Is this the true first?
UK Doubleday (2013) is the true first; the US Doubleday edition did not appear until March 2014, with Anchor issuing the paperback.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings show a number line that no longer reaches 1. A Waterstones exclusive with pictorial boards also exists and should not be confused with the standard black-boards first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Raising Steam* by Terry Pratchett a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/raising-steam
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.