NMLP P-040430 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-19

The Fashion in Shrouds

Margery Allingham · William Heinemann (London and Toronto) · 1938

UK precedes. Heinemann, London published in June or July 1938 (Margery Allingham Society); the Doubleday, Doran first American edition followed the same year and was registered later at the Library of Congress (38022497 before 38027954). Both are collected — the Heinemann as the true first, the Doubleday, Doran as the first American — and ABAA/ILAB dealers consistently describe the Doubleday as 'first U.S. edition' rather than the first. No title change between markets. Census claim confirmed.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-040430 for "The Fashion in Shrouds" by Margery Allingham (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-040430, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).