2 Leigh Brackett first editions are documented on this shelf, from The Sword of Rhiannon (Sea-Kings of Mars) (1953) to The Long Tomorrow (1955) across 2 different publishers. Each linked guide gives the points of issue that separate a true first printing of that Leigh Brackett 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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The Sword of Rhiannon (Sea-Kings of Mars) — 1953 · Ace BooksFirst book edition is the paperback original Ace Double D-36 (1953), bound dos-a-dos with 'Conan the Conqueror' in the Ace double. The text first appeared as 'Sea-Kings of Mars' in Thrilling Wonder Stories (1949). Ace double number D-36 and dos-a-dos format identify the first book edition. The magazine ('Sea-Kings of Mars,' 1949) is the first text appearance; the Ace Double D-36 is the first book edition (a paperback original). Later standalone Ace reprints are first-thus. No book-club edition. Distinguish the dos-a-dos D-36 double from later single-volume Ace reprints.
The Long Tomorrow — 1955 · DoubledayTrue first is the 1955 Doubleday HARDCOVER. Caution title: not a PBO despite Brackett's strong pulp/paperback association. Doubleday SF firsts of the era state 'First Edition' on the copyright page with the gun colophon on the title page. Caution: hardcover precedes the Ace/Ballantine paperback reprints. Doubleday firsts say 'First Edition' on copyright page; book-club editions lack the statement and have a blind-stamp on the rear board and unclipped no-price jacket.

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