NMLP P-037604 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-19

In a Lonely Place

Dorothy B. Hughes · Duell, Sloan and Pearce (New York) · 1947

The Duell, Sloan and Pearce (New York, 1947) edition is the true first. The first UK edition did not appear until 1950, from Nicholson and Watson (London); American editions of Hughes precede the English in all cases. A Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone, and the basis of the 1950 Nicholas Ray film.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-037604 for "In a Lonely Place" by Dorothy B. Hughes (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-037604, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).