NMLP P-011485 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Vacant Possession

Hilary Mantel · Chatto & Windus · 1986

UK Chatto & Windus (1986) is the true first. The US Holt edition came much later (2000). The UK strongly precedes.

Full identification guide for this title →

New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-011485 for "Vacant Possession" by Hilary Mantel (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-011485, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).