NMLP P-032005 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04
The Tombs of Atuan
Ursula K. Le Guin · Atheneum · 1971
The US Atheneum (1971) is the true first; the UK Gollancz (1972) is the UK first. The reliable points are the title-page imprint, the date-cancel copyright label, and the first-state priced jacket — not a printed 'First Edition' slug.
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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-032005 for "The Tombs of Atuan" by Ursula K. Le Guin (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-032005, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).