NMLP P-022187 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Blithedale Romance

Nathaniel Hawthorne · Ticknor, Reed & Fields (Boston) · 1852

Precedence by date belongs to the London Chapman & Hall two-volume edition, published 7 July 1852, which preceded the Boston Ticknor, Reed & Fields edition of 14 July 1852 by roughly a week. Collectors distinguish the first English from the first American; the English is the earliest by date.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-022187 for "The Blithedale Romance" by Nathaniel Hawthorne (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-022187, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).