NMLP P-004975 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Books of Blood, Volumes I–III

Clive Barker · Sphere (UK paperback originals) / Weidenfeld & Nicolson (UK hardcover) · 1984

The Sphere paperbacks are the true textual firsts (Volumes I–III, 1984; IV–VI, 1985). The W&N hardcovers (1985–1986) and the US Poseidon hardcovers came afterward. W&N also issued a signed, boxed hardcover limited edition of 200 copies in 1985, which is the deluxe state collectors prize.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-004975 for "Books of Blood, Volumes I–III" by Clive Barker (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-004975, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).