# Is "Weaveworld" by Clive Barker a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Weaveworld by Clive Barker (Collins, 1987) is identified by: Both the UK Collins hardcover (10.the printed price) and the US Poseidon Press hardcover (18.the printed price) appeared in 1987. Both 1987 editions are first editions in their territories.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Both the UK Collins hardcover (10.the printed price) and the US Poseidon Press hardcover (18.the printed price) appeared in 1987
- The Collins first carries the publisher's 1987 statement with no later-printing line and Barker's jacket art; the Poseidon first likewise has no added printing line
- Signed, numbered, boxed limited editions exist from both Collins (500 copies) and Poseidon (500 copies), plus small lettered states
- Publisher imprint reads Collins
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Clive Barker |
| Publisher | Collins |
| Year | 1987 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Both the UK Collins hardcover (10.the printed price) and the US Poseidon Press hardcover (18.the printed price) appeared in 1987 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Both the UK Collins hardcover (10.the printed price) and the US Poseidon Press hardcover (18.the printed price) appeared in 1987. The Collins first carries the publisher's 1987 statement with no later-printing line and Barker's jacket art; the Poseidon first likewise has no added printing line. Signed, numbered, boxed limited editions exist from both Collins (500 copies) and Poseidon (500 copies), plus small lettered states.

## Is this the true first?
Both 1987 editions are first editions in their territories. Precedence between them is not firmly established: some sources date the US Poseidon issue (early October 1987) slightly ahead of the UK Collins issue (mid-October 1987), so the record's flat claim that Collins is the true first overstates the evidence. Treat them as effectively simultaneous 1987 firsts, with the US possibly first to market.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition of note; later printings carry an amended printing statement on the copyright page. Verify the signed limiteds by their numbering and box.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Weaveworld* by Clive Barker a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/weaveworld
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.