NMLP P-015448 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Lime Twig

John Hawkes · New Directions · 1961

The US New Directions edition is the true first. The hardcover was issued alongside a paperbook; the clothbound hardcover in jacket is the premium state and is notably scarcer than the paperbook.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-015448 for "The Lime Twig" by John Hawkes (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-015448, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).