NMLP P-034525 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-09

Salmagundi; or The Whim-Whams and Opinions of Launcelot Langstaff, Esq. and Others

Washington Irving (with William Irving and James Kirke Paulding) · David Longworth (New York) · 1807

Because Salmagundi was issued serially in wrappers over a full year rather than as a single first-edition book, priority attaches to the individual numbered parts in their earliest state, not to any single 'first edition' book -- collectors and BAL both treat this as a parts-issue.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-034525 for "Salmagundi; or The Whim-Whams and Opinions of Launcelot Langstaff, Esq. and Others" by Washington Irving (with William Irving and James Kirke Paulding) (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-034525, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).