NMLP P-026218 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04
The Hunter (Parker #1)
Richard Stark (Donald E. Westlake) · Pocket Books · 1962
A paperback original, so the first Pocket Books printing (printed December 1962) is the true first. The 1963 Permabook reissue was printed from new plates, and later Allison & Busby and Gregg Press hardcovers are all later reprints (later-thus).
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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-026218 for "The Hunter (Parker #1)" by Richard Stark (Donald E. Westlake) (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-026218, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).