NMLP P-004107 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence

Carl Sagan · Random House · 1977

The US Random House edition is the true first, preceding any UK edition. The book won the 1978 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. Signed copies carry no precedence over the trade first.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-004107 for "The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence" by Carl Sagan (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-004107, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).