NMLP P-034570 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-09

Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists, A Medley

Washington Irving · John Murray (London); C. S. Van Winkle (New York) · 1822

The New York (Van Winkle) and London (Murray) editions were published two days apart in May 1822 -- essentially simultaneous, which was standard practice for Irving and Murray to establish concurrent claims in both countries; neither edition should be described as simply "ahead of" the other.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-034570 for "Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists, A Medley" by Washington Irving (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-034570, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).