NMLP P-022447 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Coraline

Neil Gaiman & Dave McKean · HarperCollins (US) / Bloomsbury (UK) · 2002

Both editions are dated 2002 and precedence is genuinely debated among collectors; the US HarperCollins first is the one most often cited as the true first, in part because it carries the McKean illustrations the UK edition lacks. Signed and limited editions exist.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-022447 for "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman & Dave McKean (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-022447, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).