NMLP P-044731 · Book-club / reprint tell · minted 2026-07-19

A Lesson Before Dying

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

Book-club editions (e.g., Book-of-the-Month/QPB) and later Oprah's Book Club / Vintage paperback printings (1997+) are not the first: club copies typically show a blind-stamp to the rear board, thinner boards, and an unpriced jacket. A price-clipped jacket also disqualifies the first-issue price/date point.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — Book-club / reprint tell NMLP P-044731 for "A Lesson Before Dying" by Ernest J. Gaines (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-044731, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).