NMLP P-036965 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-19

Lonesome Dove

Larry McMurtry · Simon & Schuster (New York) · 1985

US Simon & Schuster (New York), 1985, is the true first. The decisive points are the full number line including the '1' and the absence of any Pulitzer notice on the jacket. Signed first printings are notably scarce.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-036965 for "Lonesome Dove" by Larry McMurtry (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-036965, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).