NMLP P-005256 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Cities of the Plain

Cormac McCarthy · Alfred A. Knopf · 1998

The US Knopf 1998 trade edition is the true first appearance. A signed, numbered limited edition (with a smaller deluxe issue) was published separately by B.E. Trice Publishing; the UK Picador edition is a distinct first. For the trade first, confirm the stated 'First Edition,' the gilt initials, red top-stain, and deckled edges.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-005256 for "Cities of the Plain" by Cormac McCarthy (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-005256, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).