NMLP P-007953 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Cranford

Elizabeth Gaskell · Chapman and Hall · 1853

The London Chapman and Hall 1853 one-volume edition is the true first book edition. Distinguish it from the Household Words serial appearance (1851-53), which precedes the book but is not a separate edition.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-007953 for "Cranford" by Elizabeth Gaskell (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-007953, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).