NMLP P-013082 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Dying Earth

Jack Vance · Hillman Periodicals · 1950

The 1950 Hillman paperback is the true first; the first hardcover came decades later. Survival of the fragile pulp-paper paperback in collectible condition is the scarcity driver.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-013082 for "The Dying Earth" by Jack Vance (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-013082, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).