NMLP P-033592 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Princess Bride

William Goldman · Harcourt Brace Jovanovich · 1973

The US HBJ first is the true first. Confirm both the 'First edition' statement and the letter line beginning with B; Harcourt used a descending letter line rather than numbers, so the leading 'B' marks the first printing.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-033592 for "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-033592, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).