NMLP P-037450 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-19

A Canticle for Leibowitz

Walter M. Miller Jr. · J. B. Lippincott (Philadelphia & New York) · 1959

The US Lippincott edition is the true first, preceding the UK Hutchinson edition (1960). The point of issue is the stated 'First Edition' on the copyright page; two reprints appeared within the first year, so verify that statement.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-037450 for "A Canticle for Leibowitz" by Walter M. Miller Jr. (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-037450, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).