NMLP P-008961 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Emperor Jones (illustrated edition)

Eugene O'Neill · Boni & Liveright · 1928

First illustrated edition. It exists only as the signed limited of 775 copies; the King-illustrated 1928 book is itself the limited edition, not a trade printing. This is distinct from the earlier, unillustrated 1921 Boni & Liveright first appearance of the play.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-008961 for "The Emperor Jones (illustrated edition)" by Eugene O'Neill (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-008961, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).