NMLP P-012293 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Free-Lance Pallbearers

Ishmael Reed · Doubleday · 1967

The true first is the 1967 Doubleday hardcover (Garden City, New York), Reed's debut novel. The UK edition (MacGibbon & Kee) followed in 1968 and does not precede the US issue.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-012293 for "The Free-Lance Pallbearers" by Ishmael Reed (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-012293, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).