NMLP P-007958 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04
North and South
Elizabeth Gaskell · Chapman and Hall · 1855
The London Chapman and Hall 1855 two-volume edition is the true first book edition, carrying the expanded text versus the serial. Note that a second edition also appeared in 1855, so confirm first-edition status rather than relying on the year alone.
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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-007958 for "North and South" by Elizabeth Gaskell (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-007958, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).