First Edition Points and Criteria for The Late George Apley

Year Published: 1937
Author Last Name: Marquand
Author First Name: John Phillips
Publisher: Little, Brown
Original Price: $2.50
Pages: 354

The first edition of this Pulitzer Prize winner was published by Little, Brown in 1937. It was 354 pages long, and the original retail price was $2.50. The first edition can be identified by the following criteria: "Published January, 1937" is stated on the copyright page with no other printing statements. The top edge of pages are stained red. "Lovely Pearl" instead of "Pretty Pearl" on line 1 of page 19.

The Late George Apley won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.


Picture of the 1937 first edition dust jacket for The Late George Apley.


"Published January, 1937" is stated on the copyright page. Notice that the interior pages have streaking, which is common with the first edition of this book.


Picture of dust jacket where original $2.50 price is found for The Late George Apley.


Picture of the back dust jacket for the first edition of The Late George Apley.


Picture of the first edition Little, Brown boards for The Late George Apley.


Picture of the back dust jacket flap for the first edition of The Late George Apley.


Picture of the first edition title page for The Late George Apley.


Both McBride and Ahearn states that the first issue has "Pretty Pearl" on line 1 of page 19. We think this might be a mistake. Our research has found that all printings subsequent to the first have "Pretty Pearl". We have found "Lovely Pearl" only on first printings. This leads us to conclude that "Lovely Pearl" is the first issue point, and that it was changed to "Pretty Pearl".

Other first edition points for books by John Phillips Marquand include: Life at Happy Knoll.