NMLP P-037262 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-19
The Haunting of Hill House
Shirley Jackson · Viking Press (New York) · 1959
US Viking 1959 is the true first, and it precedes the first British edition. The UK first is Michael Joseph (London, 1960). First state is confirmed by the Viking 1959 imprint with no additional-printing line, the yellow-and-turquoise cloth with black top-stain, and the unclipped Paul Bacon jacket.
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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-037262 for "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-037262, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).