NMLP P-036985 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-19
The High King
Lloyd Alexander · Holt, Rinehart and Winston · 1968
US Holt, Rinehart and Winston 1968 is the true first. Winner of the 1969 Newbery Medal, so a jacket bearing the seal is a later (post-award) state, not the first issue.
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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-036985 for "The High King" by Lloyd Alexander (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-036985, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).