# Is "The Deadly Streets" by Harlan Ellison a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Deadly Streets by Harlan Ellison (Ace, 1958) is identified by: Ace paperback original, catalog number D-312, with the printed price cover price. US Ace paperback original is the true first and is Ellison's first published book.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Ace paperback original, catalog number D-312, with the printed price cover price
- Collection of Ellison's own juvenile-delinquent and street-crime stories; cover art by Barclay Shaw
- The original gathers eleven stories
- Publisher imprint reads Ace
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Harlan Ellison |
| Publisher | Ace |
| Year | 1958 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Ace paperback original, catalog number D-312, with the printed price cover price |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Ace paperback original, catalog number D-312, with the printed price cover price. Collection of Ellison's own juvenile-delinquent and street-crime stories; cover art by Barclay Shaw. The original gathers eleven stories.

## Is this the true first?
US Ace paperback original is the true first and is Ellison's first published book. A revised and expanded edition appeared in 1975 with five additional stories added to the original eleven.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book club edition; this title appeared only as a mass-market paperback original.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Deadly Streets* by Harlan Ellison a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-deadly-streets
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.