# Is "The Long Tomorrow" by Leigh Brackett a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Long Tomorrow by Leigh Brackett (Doubleday, 1955) is identified by: True first is the 1955 Doubleday HARDCOVER. Caution: hardcover precedes the Ace/Ballantine paperback reprints.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- True first is the 1955 Doubleday HARDCOVER. Caution title: not a PBO despite Brackett's strong pulp/paperback association
- Doubleday SF firsts of the era state 'First Edition' on the copyright page with the gun colophon on the title page
- Publisher imprint reads Doubleday
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Leigh Brackett |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
| Year | 1955 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | True first is the 1955 Doubleday HARDCOVER. Caution title: not a PBO despite Brackett's strong pulp/paperback association |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
True first is the 1955 Doubleday HARDCOVER. Caution title: not a PBO despite Brackett's strong pulp/paperback association. Doubleday SF firsts of the era state 'First Edition' on the copyright page with the gun colophon on the title page.

## Is this the true first?
Caution: hardcover precedes the Ace/Ballantine paperback reprints.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Doubleday firsts say 'First Edition' on copyright page; book-club editions lack the statement and have a blind-stamp on the rear board and unclipped no-price jacket.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Long Tomorrow* by Leigh Brackett a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-long-tomorrow
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.