NMLP P-039227 · Point of issue · minted 2026-07-19

The Day of the Locust

Nathanael West · Random House, New York · 1939

The novel sold only about 1,480 copies, and West died the following year, so first printings in original jacket are scarce; jackets are commonly found with spine fading, staining and old tape repairs to the verso

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New Mexico Literacy Project — Point of issue NMLP P-039227 for "The Day of the Locust" by Nathanael West (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-039227, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).