NMLP P-029954 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Lord Foul's Bane

Stephen R. Donaldson · Holt, Rinehart and Winston (first trade) / Science Fiction Book Club, Nelson Doubleday (precedence first) · 1977

Precedence is reversed from the common assumption: the Science Fiction Book Club edition preceded the Holt trade edition by roughly four months in 1977, so the club edition is the true first appearance in book form. The Holt edition with the First Edition statement is the first TRADE edition, not the precedence first.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-029954 for "Lord Foul's Bane" by Stephen R. Donaldson (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-029954, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).