NMLP P-009855 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Adam Bede

George Eliot · William Blackwood and Sons · 1859

The Blackwood three-volume edition of 1859 is the true first. The absence of any 'Second/Third Edition' notice on the title pages is the key check, given the fast reprinting.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-009855 for "Adam Bede" by George Eliot (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-009855, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).