NMLP P-013259 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Blood on the Moon

James Ellroy · Mysterious Press · 1984

The US Mysterious Press edition of 1984 is the true first. It was Ellroy's first US hardcover and the first Lloyd Hopkins novel. The Allison & Busby UK edition followed. Uncorrected page proofs precede the trade issue and are distinguished by a photocopied copyright page pasted to a preliminary leaf.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-013259 for "Blood on the Moon" by James Ellroy (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-013259, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).