NMLP P-042443 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-19

The Scarf

Robert Bloch · The Dial Press, New York · 1947

Census claim CONFIRMED. The Dial Press (New York, 1947) is the true first — an American original in English, with no British edition preceding or accompanying it. The 1948 Avon paperback is the first paperback appearance and was retitled 'The Scarf of Passion'; it is a retitle trap and not a first. Later Avon printings reverted to the original title 'The Scarf'.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-042443 for "The Scarf" by Robert Bloch (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-042443, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).