NMLP P-007906 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Ballad of the Burglar of Babylon

Elizabeth Bishop · Farrar, Straus & Giroux (New York) · 1968

US FSG; first separate, illustrated book appearance of the ballad. Scarce, especially in fine condition.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-007906 for "The Ballad of the Burglar of Babylon" by Elizabeth Bishop (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-007906, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).