NMLP P-022982 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Dawn

Octavia E. Butler · Warner Books, New York · 1987

The US Warner hardcover is the true first. Warner also issued a simultaneous trade paperback; the hardcover has collecting priority. The UK Victor Gollancz edition (1987) follows.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-022982 for "Dawn" by Octavia E. Butler (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-022982, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).