NMLP P-026042 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

I Am Legend

Richard Matheson · Gold Medal Books / Fawcett (New York) · 1954

Gold Medal 1954 paperback original is the true first — there is no prior hardcover. The first UK and all hardcover editions are later. The PBO with Gold Medal #417 and no reprint line is the collectible first.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-026042 for "I Am Legend" by Richard Matheson (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-026042, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).