NMLP P-034454 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-09
Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile
Herman Melville · G. P. Putnam & Co. (New York) · 1855
The Putnam's Monthly serialization (July 1854-March 1855) precedes the March 1855 first book publication; the magazine appearance is the true first publication of the text, though the book form is what collectors generally seek as the 'first edition.'
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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-034454 for "Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile" by Herman Melville (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-034454, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).