Mating

The first edition of this National Book Award winner was published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1991. It was 477 pages long, and the original retail price was $23.00. The first edition can be identified by the following points: FIRST EDITION is stated on the copyright page with no references to subsequent printings.

Mating won the National Book Award.

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Picture of the 1991 first edition dust jacket for Mating.

This review copy slip indicates that the publication date for Mating was September 19, 1991.

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