The first edition of this popular work was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 1980. It was 219 pages long, and the original retail price was $10.95. The first edition can be identified by the following points: First edition, 1980 is stated on the copyright page with no reference to subsequent printings.
Housekeeping was a Pulitzer Prize Finalist. This book is also one of Time Magazine's 100 Best Novels. Other Time 100 Novels include The Falconer and Midnight's Children
To find the market value for this book, click on the pre-filled eBay, AbeBooks, or Biblio links to the right and look for comparable listings that have all of these first edition criteria.
Want to hear a sample of Housekeeping? Check out our new Audible link on the right to listen to a portion of the audiobook.
|
|
Hear a sample!
|
FEdPo's Most Referenced Books: | 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|
|
|
|
 | Picture of the 1980 first edition dust jacket for Housekeeping. |  | |  | |  | |  | |  | |
Other first edition points for books by Marilynne Robinson include: Gilead, Home.
 
|
Disclaimer: This website is intended to help guide you and give you insight into what to look for when identifying first editions. The information is compiled from the experience of reputable collectors and dealers in the industry. Gathering and updating information about these books is more an art than a science, and new identication criteria and points of issue are sometimes discovered that may contradict currently accepted identification points. This means that the information presented here may not always be 100% accurate. If you spot a mistake, drop us an e-mail and we will do our best to investigate and correct it.
|
|
Stumble It!