The first edition of this Pulitzer Prize winner was published by Macmillan in 1917. It was 320 pages long, and the original retail price was $1.50. The first edition can be identified by the following points: Date on title page and copyright page are both 1917. No other printing statements should be present. Dust jacket is extremely rare and adds most of the value to the book.
His Family book won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
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 | Picture of the 1917 first edition dust jacket for His Family. |
 | Picture of the first edition copyright page for His Family. |
 | Picture of the front flap of His Family. |
 | This is the back of the dust jacket for the first edition of His Family. Photo courtesy of James Cahill/Rare Books, Inc. |
 | Picture of the first edition Macmillan boards for His Family. |
 | Picture of the back dust jacket flap for His Family. Photo courtesy of James Cahill/Rare Books, Inc. |
 | Picture of the front flap of His Family. Photo courtesy of James Cahill/Rare Books, Inc. |
 | The advance printing has this stamp on the title page. It indicates that the publication date of His Family was May 16, 1917. |
