NMLP P-020038 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Key-Lock Man

Louis L'Amour · Bantam Books · 1965

True first US edition; a Bantam paperback original, first printing, with no prior hardcover in any market, so the first Bantam printing is the definitive first appearance.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-020038 for "The Key-Lock Man" by Louis L'Amour (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-020038, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).