NMLP P-018808 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Sometimes They Bite

Lawrence Block · Arbor House · 1983

The US Arbor House hardcover is the true first edition, identified by the stated "First Edition," the black-spine-over-green-boards binding, and the priced first-issue jacket.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-018808 for "Sometimes They Bite" by Lawrence Block (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-018808, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).