NMLP P-026157 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Empire Falls

Richard Russo · Alfred A. Knopf (New York) · 2001

The US Knopf 2001 hardcover is the true first; the stated 'First Edition' on the copyright page is the operative point, corroborated by the first-state rear-jacket blurbs (Houston Chronicle and Annie Proulx).

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-026157 for "Empire Falls" by Richard Russo (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-026157, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).