NMLP P-005104 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04
The Thorn Birds
Colleen McCullough · Harper & Row · 1977
The US Harper & Row first is the true first; it precedes the UK Macdonald and Jane's edition (both appeared in 1977, but the US is dated May 1977 and is the accepted first). McCullough's signature title.
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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-005104 for "The Thorn Birds" by Colleen McCullough (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-005104, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).