NMLP P-042458 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-19
What Dreams May Come
Richard Matheson · G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York · 1978
US first: G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1978 (published September 1978) — confirmed by multiple independent dealers including John W. Knott, Jr. (ABAA/ILAB), Robert Gavora Fine & Rare Books, Second Story Books, Magers and Quinn, and Falling Waters Booksellers. The census's 'UK Michael Joseph followed 1979' claim is CORRECTED: it is not confirmed. No Michael Joseph — or any other UK hardcover — first of this title appears in the dealer listings, trade records, or catalog entries consulted; the documented 1979 follow-on is the US Berkley paperback. Do not repeat the Michael Joseph attribution without a copy in hand.
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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-042458 for "What Dreams May Come" by Richard Matheson (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-042458, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).