NMLP P-016322 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

East of Eden

John Steinbeck · The Viking Press · 1952

US Viking is the true first; the 1,500-copy signed numbered limited is the premium state. UK Heinemann is later. The 'bite/bight' error on p.281 confirms first printing.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-016322 for "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-016322, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).