NMLP P-035600 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-09

Astoria

Washington Irving · Carey, Lea & Blanchard (Philadelphia); Richard Bentley (London) · 1836

The two editions were closely coordinated to appear within the same month of one another and neither has settled, unambiguous priority in standard bibliographies; American collectors generally treat the two-volume Philadelphia Carey, Lea & Blanchard printing as the American first edition, distinct from Bentley's three-volume London printing.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-035600 for "Astoria" by Washington Irving (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-035600, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).