NMLP P-022217 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Cryptonomicon

Neal Stephenson · Avon Books, New York · 1999

The US Avon hardcover (May 1999) is the true first, preceding the UK William Heinemann edition (also 1999). A signed limited issue exists but was not the trade first; verify the 'First Avon Books Printing: May 1999' line plus a number line ending in 1.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-022217 for "Cryptonomicon" by Neal Stephenson (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-022217, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).