NMLP P-005135 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Testament of Mary

Colm Tóibín · Viking (Penguin), London · 2012

The UK Viking hardcover (2012) is the true first. The US Scribner hardcover followed (13 November 2012), as did a Canadian McClelland & Stewart edition (2012). Being a slim novel, jacketed firsts are comparatively scarce.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-005135 for "The Testament of Mary" by Colm Tóibín (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-005135, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).