NMLP P-028925 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04
The Ballad of Beta-2
Samuel R. Delany · Ace Books (New York) · 1965
US Ace Double M-121 (1965) is the true first. The first standalone edition did not appear until 1971, and a hardcover edition came only much later; the Ace Double wrappered original precedes all of these.
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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-028925 for "The Ballad of Beta-2" by Samuel R. Delany (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-028925, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).