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The Wanderer was a paperback original from Ballantine in New York in 1964 and won the 1965 Hugo Award. The first British edition, and the first hardback edition anywhere, is the Dennis Dobson, London, printing of 1967, issued in a dust jacket. Check for the Dobson London imprint on the title page. The Penguin paperback of 1969 is a later British printing. The Walker, New York, hardback (dated 1969 or 1970 in different sources, with a Jack Gaughan jacket priced 5.95 dollars) is the first American hardback, not a UK first; Gregg Press, Science Fiction Book Club and Easton Press copies are also later.
We have not yet confirmed the issue points that tell this first impression from later ones. Until we do, compare your copy's title page and copyright page with the publisher, place and year above: any later printing or edition statement means it is not this one.
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Dennis Dobson, London, in 1967, in hardback.
Points of issue are listed only where at least two independent sources agree. Last reviewed 21 October 2026. Reviewed by Harriet Ellis; read how we check facts.
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