# Is "Some of Your Blood" by Theodore Sturgeon a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Some of Your Blood by Theodore Sturgeon (Ballantine Books, 1961) is identified by: True first is the paperback original, Ballantine Books F562 (1961), the printed price. Paperback is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- True first is the paperback original, Ballantine Books F562
- , the printed price
- Paperback wraps; no hardcover precedes it
- Ballantine imprint and catalog number; first printing has no later-printing statement
- Publisher imprint reads Ballantine Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Theodore Sturgeon |
| Publisher | Ballantine Books |
| Year | 1961 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | True first is the paperback original, Ballantine Books F562 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
True first is the paperback original, Ballantine Books F562 (1961), the printed price. Paperback wraps; no hardcover precedes it. Ballantine imprint and catalog number; first printing has no later-printing statement.

## Is this the true first?
Paperback is the true first. Later hardcover and reissue editions are first-thus only.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition for the original. Distinguish the Ballantine F562 first from later Ballantine printings (higher numbers, raised price).

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Some of Your Blood* by Theodore Sturgeon a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/some-of-your-blood
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.