NMLP P-022354 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Graveyard Book

Neil Gaiman · HarperCollins (US) / Bloomsbury (UK) · 2008

The US HarperCollins edition (released September 30, 2008) preceded the UK Bloomsbury edition (late October 2008). Because the two markets used different illustrators (McKean in the US, Riddell in the UK Children's edition), collectors treat each as the first of its own issue rather than one true first.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-022354 for "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-022354, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).