The true first edition was a limited edition signed by Lewis. It was numbered and limited to 500 copies. It was issued quarter bound in white buckram and blue boards with paper spine label, top edges gilt in a blue card board slipcase instead of a dust jacket. It also had an extra spine label tipped-in.
The second printing, also known as the first trade edition, ranges in value from $125 to $200 wihtout the rare dust jacket.
Arrowsmith book won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
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 points.
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 | This is the signature page from the true first edition. |
 | First trade edition dust jacket. Photo courtesy of James Cahill/Rare Books, Inc. |
 | Copyright page from the first trade edition. |
 | Picture of dust jacket where original $2.00 price is found for Arrowsmith. Photo courtesy of James Cahill/Rare Books, Inc. |
 | This is the back of the dust jacket for the first trade edition of Arrowsmith. Photo courtesy of James Cahill/Rare Books, Inc.
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 | The first trade edition had orange letters on blue boards. |
