First Edition Points and Criteria for Godel, Escher, Bach

Year Published: 1979
Author Last Name: Hofstadter
Author First Name: Douglas
Publisher: Basic Books
Original Price: $18.50
Pages: 777

The first edition of this Pulitzer Prize winner was published by Basic Books in 1979. It was 777 pages long, and the original retail price was $18.50. The first edition can be identified by the following criteria: Copyright page has the number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Binding is brown cloth.

Godel, Escher, Bach won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. This book is classified in the following category: Science

Picture of the 1979 first edition dust jacket for Godel, Escher, Bach.
Picture of the 1979 first edition dust jacket for Godel, Escher, Bach.

Picture of the first edition copyright page for Godel, Escher, Bach.
Picture of the first edition copyright page for Godel, Escher, Bach.

Picture of dust jacket where original $18.50 price is found for Godel, Escher, Bach.
Picture of dust jacket where original $18.50 price is found for Godel, Escher, Bach.

Picture of the back dust jacket for the first edition of Godel, Escher, Bach.
Picture of the back dust jacket for the first edition of Godel, Escher, Bach.

Picture of the first edition Basic Books boards for Godel, Escher, Bach.
Picture of the first edition Basic Books boards for Godel, Escher, Bach.

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