NMLP P-045214 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-19
The Driver's Seat
Muriel Spark · Macmillan (London) · 1970
Macmillan (London) 1970 is the accepted true first edition in book form and precedes the Alfred A. Knopf (New York) 1970 first American edition; both are collected, with London holding priority. The New Yorker printing (16 May 1970) is the first appearance in print but is a magazine serialization, not the first book — treat it as a 'first appearance,' not the collectible first edition.
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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-045214 for "The Driver's Seat" by Muriel Spark (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-045214, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).