NMLP P-028356 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Blue Hammer

Ross Macdonald · Alfred A. Knopf · 1976

The US Knopf trade edition is the true first; 'signed' copies are simply signed trade first editions, not a separate limited issue that precedes it.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-028356 for "The Blue Hammer" by Ross Macdonald (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-028356, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).