NMLP P-044727 · Point of issue · minted 2026-07-19

A Lesson Before Dying

Ernest J. Gaines · Alfred A. Knopf (New York) · 1993

The first printing states "First Edition" on the copyright page (Knopf's convention: the statement is removed on later printings); the priced dust jacket carries a "4/93" date code on the lower rear flap

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New Mexico Literacy Project — Point of issue NMLP P-044727 for "A Lesson Before Dying" by Ernest J. Gaines (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-044727, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).