NMLP P-008073 · Point of issue · minted 2026-07-04

The Big Bounce

Elmore Leonard · Gold Medal Books (Fawcett Gold Medal d1958) · 1969

Leonard's first crime novel and first contemporary (non-Western) novel; rejected by many publishers and issued as a PBO. Gold Medal logo and catalog number; first printing has no later-printing statement

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New Mexico Literacy Project — Point of issue NMLP P-008073 for "The Big Bounce" by Elmore Leonard (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-008073, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).