# Is "Strata" by Terry Pratchett a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Strata by Terry Pratchett (Colin Smythe, 1981) is identified by: First UK edition published 15 June 1981 by Colin Smythe in a run of 1,001 copies; dark green cloth-patterned paper-covered boards, dust jacket with illustration by Tim White. UK Colin Smythe true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First UK edition published 15 June 1981 by Colin Smythe in a run of 1,001 copies; dark green cloth-patterned paper-covered boards, dust jacket with illustration by Tim White
- Proto-Discworld disc-world concept; scarce
- Publisher imprint reads Colin Smythe
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Terry Pratchett |
| Publisher | Colin Smythe |
| Year | 1981 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First UK edition published 15 June 1981 by Colin Smythe in a run of 1,001 copies; dark green cloth-patterned paper-covered boards, dust… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First UK edition published 15 June 1981 by Colin Smythe in a run of 1,001 copies; dark green cloth-patterned paper-covered boards, dust jacket with illustration by Tim White. Proto-Discworld disc-world concept; scarce.

## Is this the true first?
UK Colin Smythe true first. The US St. Martin's Press edition of 2,000 copies also appeared in 1981, produced in the UK as part of the same Smythe print run, in black cloth-patterned paper boards with its own jacket.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings differ.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Strata* by Terry Pratchett a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/strata
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.