NMLP P-021739 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Terminal Man

Michael Crichton · Alfred A. Knopf · 1972

The US Knopf edition (1972) is the true first; the UK Jonathan Cape edition is also 1972 but follows. the printed price rear-flap code together with the Published May 1, 1972 / First and Second Printings Before Publication statement identifies the first printing.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-021739 for "The Terminal Man" by Michael Crichton (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-021739, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).