NMLP P-002335 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Prelude to Space

Arthur C. Clarke · World Editions (Galaxy Science Fiction Novel No. 3) · 1951

The US World Editions Galaxy Novel paperback (1951) is the true first edition. The Sidgwick and Jackson UK hardcover (1953) is the first hardcover; the Gnome Press US hardcover dates to 1954, not 1951 or earlier.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-002335 for "Prelude to Space" by Arthur C. Clarke (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-002335, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).