A Crown of Feathers

The first edition of this National Book Award winner was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 1973. It was 342 pages long, and the original retail price was $8.95. The first edition can be identified by the following points: "First printing, 1973" is stated on the copyright page with no other statements of subsequent printings.

A Crown of Feathers won the National Book Award.

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Picture of the 1973 first edition dust jacket for A Crown of Feathers.

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