NMLP P-024943 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Less Deceived

Philip Larkin · The Marvell Press (Hessle, East Yorkshire) · 1955

The Marvell Press edition (Hessle, 1955) is the true first. Faber never published the true first of this title. Confirm the flat spine, the 'floor'/'sea' misprint, the printed price jacket, and the subscriber list on pages 44-45.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-024943 for "The Less Deceived" by Philip Larkin (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-024943, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).