NMLP P-036592 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-19

The Secret History

Donna Tartt · Alfred A. Knopf (US) · 1992

The US Alfred A. Knopf edition (published 5 September 1992) is the true first; the UK Viking edition followed the same year (US precedes UK). Tartt's scarce debut and a cornerstone modern first. Signed copies are frequently faked, so provenance matters.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-036592 for "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-036592, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).