NMLP P-028717 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

A Lie of the Mind

Sam Shepard · New American Library · 1986

The true first book form is unsettled between the Dramatists Play Service softcover and the NAL hardcover. The later Plume trade paperback is a reprint, not the first. Verify the specific copy against a dependable Shepard bibliography before assigning primacy.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-028717 for "A Lie of the Mind" by Sam Shepard (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-028717, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).