NMLP P-034461 · Point of issue · minted 2026-07-09

The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade

Herman Melville · Dix, Edwards & Co. (New York) · 1857

First edition, published by Dix, Edwards & Co., New York, and deliberately released on April Fools' Day, April 1, 1857 (though not deposited for copyright until May 2) -- an apt date given the novel's subject

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New Mexico Literacy Project — Point of issue NMLP P-034461 for "The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade" by Herman Melville (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-034461, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).