NMLP P-004965 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Books of Blood, Volumes 1-3

Clive Barker · Sphere Books (UK) · 1984

The Sphere UK paperbacks are the true first edition of Volumes 1-3; there was no prior hardcover. The Weidenfeld & Nicolson UK hardcovers (1985) and the US Berkley/Putnam editions are later. The photo-cover state precedes the Barker-artwork state.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-004965 for "Books of Blood, Volumes 1-3" by Clive Barker (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-004965, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).