NMLP P-022006 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Sculptress

Minette Walters · Macmillan (UK) · 1993

The UK Macmillan edition (1993) is generally accepted as the true first. The US St. Martin's Press edition is also dated 1993 (stated 'First U.S. Edition: October, 1993'); the two appeared the same year and dealers treat the UK issue as preceding, though the gap is narrow.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-022006 for "The Sculptress" by Minette Walters (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-022006, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).