The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

The first edition of this nice read was published by Dial Press in 1971. It was 245 pages long, and the original retail price was $6.95. The first edition can be identified by the following criteria: FIRST PRINTING is stated on the bottom of the copyright page. Boards are faux leather. Back of dust jacket has photo of the author and reviews by Max Steele, Alice Walker, and James Alan McPherson.

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman was a Pulitzer Prize Finalist.

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Picture of the 1971 first edition dust jacket for The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman.

Picture of the first edition copyright page for The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman.

Picture of dust jacket where original $6.95 price is found for The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman.

Picture of the back dust jacket for the first edition of The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman.

Picture of the first edition Dial Press boards for The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman.

Picture of the back dust jacket flap for the first edition of The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman.

Other first edition points for books by Ernest J. Gaines include: A Lession Before Dying.

 

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