In Patagonia

Jonathan Cape (London), 1977, is the true first, and the census claim is correct on precedence; Summit Books (New York) published the first American edition, and both are collected. The American date is unsettled in the sources consulted — most listings give Summit 1977, with James Cummins Bookseller (ABAA) bracketing it '[1977]', indicating an inferred rather than a printed date, while other listings give 1978 — so the census's 'US Summit 1978' should not be relied on as stated. An advance uncorrected proof of the Cape edition exists in peach wraps printed in black, and is recorded as scarcer than the American proof.