NMLP P-001990 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Shakespeare

Anthony Burgess · Jonathan Cape (UK) / Alfred A. Knopf (US), both 1970 · 1970

Both the UK Cape and US Knopf editions are dated 1970. Sources do not firmly establish which was issued first, so the UK-first claim should not be presented as definitive.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-001990 for "Shakespeare" by Anthony Burgess (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-001990, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).