The World According to Garp

FIRST EDITION is stated below the number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 on the copyright page. Boards are gold with navy cloth spine and gold lettering. The dust jacket carries a price of $10.95 on the front flap. The back of the dust jacket has a photo of the author above a short bio in the center, ISBN:0-525-23770-4 on the bottom left, and 0478 on the bottom right.

The 0478 on the bottom right of the dust jacket back is sometimes mentioned as a first edition point, but it is found on later printing jackets as well. Later printing dust jackets are however about an eight of an inch shorter than the first printing jacket. Please refer to the last photo on this page for more details.

The World According to Garp won the National Book Award.

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Picture of the 1978 first edition dust jacket for The World According to Garp.

Picture of the first edition copyright page for The World According to Garp.

Picture of dust jacket where original $10.95 price is found for The World According to Garp.

Picture of the back dust jacket for the first edition of The World According to Garp.

Picture of the first edition Dutton boards for The World According to Garp.

Picture of the back dust jacket flap for the first edition of The World According to Garp.

Caution: Later printings of the first edition were about and eight of an inch shorter than the first printing. Consequently when a later printing dust jacket is married to a first printing book, the dust jacket appears slightly shorter than the book. Also, notice that later printing dust jackets have 0478 on the back. This is sometimes, and incorrectly, thought to be a first edition point of issue.

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