NMLP P-037005 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-19

The Velveteen Rabbit

Margery Williams (illustrated by William Nicholson) · George H. Doran (New York) / Heinemann (London) · 1922

Issued in 1922 by George H. Doran (US) and William Heinemann (UK) from the same English-printed sheets; both are considered first editions, the US issue distinguished by the addition of George H. Doran to the title page. The lithographic plates distinguish the first printing from later halftone reprints. The author, who later published as Margery Williams Bianco, appears here as Margery Williams.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-037005 for "The Velveteen Rabbit" by Margery Williams (illustrated by William Nicholson) (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-037005, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).