2 Frederik Pohl first editions are documented on this shelf, from Man Plus (1976) to Gateway (1977) across 2 different publishers. Each linked guide gives the points of issue that separate a true first printing of that Frederik Pohl title from later printings and book-club copies — the publisher and year to expect, the number-line or edition-statement conventions, and the tells that show up in online listings.

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Man Plus — 1976 · Random HouseRandom House hardcover with 'First Edition' stated in small capitals on the copyright page, accompanied by a number line; first printings carry the stated 'First Edition' line, and the price appears on the dust jacket. Under the Random House convention adopted by 1976, the stated 'First Edition' marks the first printing. The US Random House 1976 hardcover is the true first; the UK Victor Gollancz edition of 1976 is a separate, near-simultaneous first. The Random House 'First Edition' statement, present from 1976 onward, identifies the first printing. Won the 1976 Nebula Award for Best Novel. Book-club edition has no price on the jacket, a blind-stamp on the rear board, and lacks the Random House stated 'First Edition' line.
Gateway — 1977 · St. Martin's PressSt. Martin's Press (New York), 1977, first edition, first book of the Heechee saga. Bound in blue/navy textured boards stamped in gilt on the spine, issued in a pictorial dust jacket with cover art by Boris Vallejo; the first-issue jacket retains its printed price on the front flap. Winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Campbell awards. US St. Martin's (1977) is the true first; the UK Gollancz edition is separate. Included for completeness of Locus-winner coverage. The Science Fiction Book Club edition reprints the same Boris Vallejo jacket art but is marked 'Book Club Edition' on the flap with no printed price, has a blind-stamped dot to the rear board, and is printed on cheaper bulking paper; it is not the first.

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