The first edition of this classic Robert Penn Warren book was published by Harcourt Brace and Company in 1946. It was 464 pages long, and the original retail price was $3.00. First edition points are: "first edition" is stated on copyright page. Boards are maroon. 1st state dustjacket has Sinclair Lewis blurb on the back - it is very rare.
A less expensive alternative is the signed Franklin Library edition. They range in value from $300 to $700.
All the King's Men won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. This book is also one of Time Magazine's 100 Best Novels. Other Time 100 Novels include The Heart is a Lonely Hunter and Nineteen Eighty-Four
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 | Picture of the 1946 first edition dust jacket for All the King's Men. |
 | Picture of the first edition copyright page for All the King's Men. |
 | Picture of dust jacket where original $3.00 price is found for All the King's Men. |
 | Picture of the back dust jacket for the first edition of All the King's Men. |
 | Picture of the first edition Harcourt Brace and Company boards for All the King's Men. |
 | The Franklin Library limited edition was put out years after the first edition. But it is a relatively inexpensive way to have a signed edition by Robert Penn Warren. |
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