NMLP P-002304 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Childhood's End

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

US Ballantine is the true first, preceding the UK Sigwick & Jackson (1954). The hardcover is the preferred collectible first; the simultaneous paperback (Ballantine #33) is also a true first in wrappers.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-002304 for "Childhood's End" by Arthur C. Clarke (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-002304, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).