# Is "Our Friends from Frolix 8" by Philip K. Dick a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Our Friends from Frolix 8 by Philip K. Dick (Ace, 1970) is identified by: Ace Books paperback original, 1970, catalog number 64400, carrying its printed cover price, with cover art by John Schoenherr. The 1970 US Ace paperback original is the true first edition; unusually for Dick of this period, the book appeared first in wraps rather than in hardcover.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Ace Books paperback original, 1970, catalog number 64400, carrying its printed cover price, with cover art by John Schoenherr
- The first printing bears no additional-printing statement on the copyright page
- Publisher imprint reads Ace
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Philip K. Dick |
| Publisher | Ace |
| Year | 1970 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Ace Books paperback original, 1970, catalog number 64400, carrying its printed cover price, with cover art by John Schoenherr |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Ace Books paperback original, 1970, catalog number 64400, carrying its printed cover price, with cover art by John Schoenherr. The first printing bears no additional-printing statement on the copyright page.

## Is this the true first?
The 1970 US Ace paperback original is the true first edition; unusually for Dick of this period, the book appeared first in wraps rather than in hardcover. The first hardcover was the UK edition, which did not appear until 1989, long after the Ace original.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition of the first issue; the title was issued as a mass-market paperback original.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Our Friends from Frolix 8* by Philip K. Dick a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/our-friends-from-frolix-8
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.