NMLP P-009509 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Conjure Wife

Fritz Leiber · Twayne (in Witches Three) / Lion Books · 1952

The 1943 Unknown Worlds serial is the true textual first. The first book appearance is the 1952 Twayne anthology Witches Three (hardcover), not the Lion paperback. The 1953 Lion edition is the first standalone book; the 1977 Gregg hardcover is the first standalone hardcover.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-009509 for "Conjure Wife" by Fritz Leiber (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-009509, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).