NMLP P-033671 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The History of Henry Esmond

William Makepeace Thackeray · Smith, Elder & Co. · 1852

The Smith, Elder three-volume edition of 1852 is the true first, with the distinctive antique-type setting and the sixteen-page advertisement section in Volume III.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-033671 for "The History of Henry Esmond" by William Makepeace Thackeray (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-033671, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).