NMLP P-018839 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Burglar in the Rye

Lawrence Block · Dutton · 1999

US Dutton (a Penguin Putnam imprint) is the true first edition. This is the ninth Bernie Rhodenbarr (Burglar) novel; the number line to 1 and stated 'First Edition' together identify the first printing.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-018839 for "The Burglar in the Rye" by Lawrence Block (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-018839, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).