NMLP P-015843 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Lovey Childs: A Philadelphian's Story

John O'Hara · Random House · 1969

US first edition (Random House, 1969); a UK edition followed from Hodder & Stoughton in 1970. A signed, numbered limited issue (approximately 200 copies) preceded or accompanied the trade printing and is the true first issue for collectors who distinguish the two.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-015843 for "Lovey Childs: A Philadelphian's Story" by John O'Hara (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-015843, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).