NMLP P-012988 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Tristessa

Jack Kerouac · Avon Books · 1960

True first is the 1960 Avon paperback original (Avon T-429), the earliest appearance of the work in any format.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-012988 for "Tristessa" by Jack Kerouac (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-012988, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).