# Is "From the Land of Fear" by Harlan Ellison a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of From the Land of Fear by Harlan Ellison (Belmont, 1967) is identified by: Belmont paperback original, catalogue number B60-069, first printing December 1967, cover the printed price printed on the front cover. US Belmont paperback original (B60-069, December 1967) is the true first; there is no preceding hardcover.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Belmont paperback original, catalogue number B60-069, first printing December 1967, cover the printed price printed on the front cover
- Wraparound cover art by Leo and Diane Dillon
- A collection of eleven stories, opening with Roger Zelazny's foreword 'In Praise of His Spirits Noble and Otherwise' and Ellison's own introduction 'Where the Stray Dreams Go'; the contents include 'Soldier,' the story and Outer Limits teleplay that later underlay the film The Terminator, along with 'Life Hutch,' 'The Time of the Eye' and others, each with Ellison's headnotes
- Publisher imprint reads Belmont
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Harlan Ellison |
| Publisher | Belmont |
| Year | 1967 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Belmont paperback original, catalogue number B60-069, first printing December 1967, cover the printed price printed on the front cover |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Belmont paperback original, catalogue number B60-069, first printing December 1967, cover the printed price printed on the front cover. Wraparound cover art by Leo and Diane Dillon. A collection of eleven stories, opening with Roger Zelazny's foreword 'In Praise of His Spirits Noble and Otherwise' and Ellison's own introduction 'Where the Stray Dreams Go'; the contents include 'Soldier,' the story and Outer Limits teleplay that later underlay the film The Terminator, along with 'Life Hutch,' 'The Time of the Eye' and others, each with Ellison's headnotes.

## Is this the true first?
US Belmont paperback original (B60-069, December 1967) is the true first; there is no preceding hardcover.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition; a paperback original. Later Belmont and Ace/Berkley reissues carry different catalogue numbers and cover art and are reprints.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *From the Land of Fear* by Harlan Ellison a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/from-the-land-of-fear
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.