NMLP P-025008 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Goodbye, Columbus

Philip Roth · Houghton Mifflin · 1959

US Houghton Mifflin is the true first; the UK Deutsch edition of 1959 is later. As Roth's debut the first printing is genuinely scarce and is frequently faked or married to upgraded jackets, so the stated 'First Printing' line together with an unrestored original jacket are the points to confirm.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-025008 for "Goodbye, Columbus" by Philip Roth (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-025008, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).