NMLP P-031158 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Mayor of Casterbridge

Thomas Hardy · Smith, Elder & Co. · 1886

The UK Smith, Elder 1886 two-volume edition is the true first book edition; the US Henry Holt 1886 edition is secondary.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-031158 for "The Mayor of Casterbridge" by Thomas Hardy (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-031158, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).