NMLP P-018893 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Specialists

Lawrence Block · Gold Medal (Fawcett) · 1969

True first is the US Fawcett Gold Medal paperback original (Gold Medal R2067, 1969); the title had no hardcover appearance until much later reprints, including a Carroll & Graf paperback (1993) and a James Cahill Publishing hardcover (1996). The 1969 Gold Medal wrappers are the first appearance.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-018893 for "The Specialists" by Lawrence Block (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-018893, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).