NMLP P-035655 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-09

Hereditary Genius: An Inquiry into Its Laws and Consequences

Francis Galton · Macmillan and Co. (London) · 1869

The 1869 Macmillan and Co. London edition described here is the true first; a first American edition followed in 1870 from D. Appleton and Company of New York and is a later, secondary printing.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-035655 for "Hereditary Genius: An Inquiry into Its Laws and Consequences" by Francis Galton (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-035655, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).