NMLP P-002303 · Point of issue · minted 2026-07-04

Childhood's End

Arthur C. Clarke · Ballantine Books (New York) · 1953

Note a first-printing textual point: the original first-printing prologue was later revised by Clarke (the 'superpower' opening), so first printings carry the original prologue text

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New Mexico Literacy Project — Point of issue NMLP P-002303 for "Childhood's End" by Arthur C. Clarke (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-002303, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).