The Legion of Space

The most dangerous reprint tell for this title is the First Edition Library (Shelton, Connecticut) facsimile, a page-for-page reproduction of the 1947 Fantasy Press edition that reproduces the original copyright page — including its "First Edition" statement. FEL facsimiles were issued in an illustrated paper-covered slipcase/box and carry an FEL facsimile notice; the presence of the slipcase, or of any FEL identification, marks the copy as a modern facsimile rather than a 1947 Fantasy Press sheet. Separately, Quill & Brush notes Fantasy Press's "First Edition" statement was sometimes left standing on offset reprints bearing other publishers' imprints, so the imprint must always be read alongside the statement.