# Is "The Simulacra" by Philip K. Dick a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Simulacra by Philip K. Dick (Ace, 1964) is identified by: Ace single-volume paperback original, catalog number F-301, running 192 pages, with a the printed price cover price and cover art by Ed Emshwiller (signed Emsh). The US Ace paperback original, published August 1964, is the true first book appearance.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Ace single-volume paperback original, catalog number F-301, running 192 pages, with a the printed price cover price and cover art by Ed Emshwiller (signed Emsh)
- Issued in printed wrappers without a dust jacket, as an Ace paperback original
- Publisher imprint reads Ace
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Philip K. Dick |
| Publisher | Ace |
| Year | 1964 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Ace single-volume paperback original, catalog number F-301, running 192 pages, with a the printed price cover price and cover art by Ed… |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Ace single-volume paperback original, catalog number F-301, running 192 pages, with a the printed price cover price and cover art by Ed Emshwiller (signed Emsh). Issued in printed wrappers without a dust jacket, as an Ace paperback original.

## Is this the true first?
The US Ace paperback original, published August 1964, is the true first book appearance. The novel expands the earlier novelette The Novelty Act, first printed in Fantastic, retitled before book publication.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book club edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Simulacra* by Philip K. Dick a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-simulacra
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.