# Is "The Juvies" by Harlan Ellison a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Juvies by Harlan Ellison (Ace, 1961) is identified by: Ace paperback original, catalog number D-513, with the printed price cover price. US Ace paperback original is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Ace paperback original, catalog number D-513, with the printed price cover price
- Collection of Ellison's own crime and juvenile-delinquent stories; front-cover tagline 'Life and Death of the Gutter Kids.'
- Publisher imprint reads Ace
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Harlan Ellison |
| Publisher | Ace |
| Year | 1961 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Ace paperback original, catalog number D-513, with the printed price cover price |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Ace paperback original, catalog number D-513, with the printed price cover price. Collection of Ellison's own crime and juvenile-delinquent stories; front-cover tagline 'Life and Death of the Gutter Kids.'

## Is this the true first?
US Ace paperback original is the true first. Later reissued under the title Children of the Streets.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book club edition; mass-market paperback original only.

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