NMLP P-028950 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Jewels of Aptor

Samuel R. Delany · Ace Books (New York) · 1962

US Ace Double F-173 (1962) is the true first. The revised and enlarged (complete) text first appeared in the 1968 Ace solo edition (G-706); the 1968 Gollancz UK edition, following that restored text, is the first hardcover.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-028950 for "The Jewels of Aptor" by Samuel R. Delany (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-028950, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).