NMLP P-023014 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Parable of the Talents

Octavia E. Butler · Seven Stories Press (New York) · 1998

The US Seven Stories Press 1998 hardcover is the true first. The complete number line marks the first printing, and the rear-panel ISBN error with corrective sticker identifies the first-state jacket.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-023014 for "Parable of the Talents" by Octavia E. Butler (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-023014, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).