NMLP P-001028 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Roots: The Saga of an American Family

Alex Haley · Doubleday (Garden City, NY) · 1976

US Doubleday 1976 is the true first. The 1977 miniseries triggered enormous reprinting; pre-miniseries first printings are the desirable state. Signed Haley copies command premiums.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-001028 for "Roots: The Saga of an American Family" by Alex Haley (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-001028, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).