NMLP P-001043 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Stars My Destination

Alfred Bester · Signet / New American Library (New York) · 1957

Under the US title 'The Stars My Destination,' the Signet paperback (S1389, 1957) is the true US first. The world first edition is the UK Sidgwick & Jackson hardcover 'Tiger! Tiger!' (June 1956), which precedes the US edition and bears the different title; collectors distinguish the two by title.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-001043 for "The Stars My Destination" by Alfred Bester (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-001043, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).