NMLP P-002294 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

A Fall of Moondust

Arthur C. Clarke · Harcourt, Brace & World · 1961

The US Harcourt, Brace & World edition and the UK Victor Gollancz edition (red boards, yellow printed dust jacket) both appeared in 1961; sources describe the two as effectively simultaneous rather than establishing clear precedence, so the Harcourt is best called the first American edition rather than the unqualified world first.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-002294 for "A Fall of Moondust" by Arthur C. Clarke (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-002294, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).