NMLP P-026868 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Number of the Beast

Robert A. Heinlein · New English Library (London); Fawcett Columbine (New York) · 1980

The first hardcover is the U.K. New English Library edition of 1980. A New English Library paperback was issued at about the same time and is reported to slightly precede the NEL hardcover, so it, not the hardcover, is the earliest appearance in book form. The U.K. and U.S. texts differ somewhat.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-026868 for "The Number of the Beast" by Robert A. Heinlein (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-026868, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).