NMLP P-013140 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04
A Death in the Family
James Agee · McDowell, Obolensky (New York) · 1957
US McDowell, Obolensky 1957 is the true first. The two reliable first-printing points are the blue-inked title page and the 'walking'-for-'waking' typo on page 80; later states correct the typo and drop the blue title page.
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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-013140 for "A Death in the Family" by James Agee (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-013140, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).