NMLP P-022997 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Kindred

Octavia E. Butler · Doubleday & Company, Garden City, NY · 1979

The US Doubleday hardcover is the true first, preceding the 1988 Beacon Press reissue and all paperbacks. The stated 'First Edition' line is the key point.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-022997 for "Kindred" by Octavia E. Butler (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-022997, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).