NMLP P-036554 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-19

The Road

Cormac McCarthy · Alfred A. Knopf (New York) · 2006

US Knopf 2006 first printing is the true first. The first UK edition (Picador, 2006) appeared shortly after and does not precede it. McCarthy signed sparingly, so signed firsts are scarce and frequently forged. The Oprah's Book Club printings followed the 2007 selection and are not the first issue.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-036554 for "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-036554, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).