Here are the books for F. Click on a thumbnail to see first edition criteria (and photos).

Year

Title

Author

Publisher



Half Portions

1920


 

Half Portions
Title page and copyright page should both say 1920 with no other statement of  (more...)

Last: Ferber
First: Edna

 

Doubleday, Page
Original Price: $1.75
Pages: 315

This Side of Paradise

1920


 

This Side of Paradise
Copyright page states "Published April, 1920" with the Scribner's Seal and no  (more...)

Last: Fitzgerald
First: F. Scott

 

Charles Scribner's Sons
Original Price: $1.75
Pages: 305

So Big

1924


 

So Big
"First Edition" is stated by itself, on its own line, on the very bottom of  (more...)

Last: Ferber
First: Edna

Pulitzer Prize

Doubleday, Page
Original Price: $2.00
Pages: 360

The Great Gatsby

1925


 

The Great Gatsby
Title page says 1925. Copyright page has Charles Scribner's Sons logo (SEAL)  (more...)

Last: Fitzgerald
First: F. Scott

 

Charles Scribner's Sons
Original Price: $2.00
Pages: 218

Absalom, Absalom!

1936


 

Absalom, Absalom!
The true first was a signed edition limited to 300 copies. The book has half  (more...)

Last: Faulkner
First: William

 

Random House
Original Price: $2.50
Pages: 384

Saratoga Trunk

1941


 

Saratoga Trunk
The true first edition is a limited edition of 562 copies.

Below is  (more...)

Last: Ferber
First: Edna

 

Doubleday, Doran and Company
Original Price: $2.50

The Children

1942


 

The Children
"FIRST EDITION" is stated on copyright page above "First Published 1942".  (more...)

Last: Fedorova
First: Nina

 

Little, Brown and Company
Original Price: $2.50
Pages: 386

Journey in the Dark

1943


 

Journey in the Dark
"FIRST EDITION" is stated on copyright page. Dust jacket must state HARPER &  (more...)

Last: Flavin
First: Martin

Pulitzer Prize

Harper and Brothers
Original Price: $2.75
Pages: 432

Collected Stories of William Faulkner

1950


 

Collected Stories of William Faulkner
FIRST PRINTING is stated on the copyright page. The title page has blue  (more...)

Last: Faulkner
First: William

National Book Award

Random House
Original Price: $4.75
Pages: 900

Requiem for a Nun

1951


 

Requiem for a Nun
The true first was a signed numbered edition limited to 750 copies. The  (more...)

Last: Faulkner
First: William

 

Random House
Original Price: $3.00
Pages: 286

Giant

1952


 

Giant
First Edition is stated on the copyright page. (more...)

Last: Ferber
First: Edna

 

Doubleday and Company
Original Price: $3.95
Pages: 447

Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl

1952


 

Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl
The true first edition was printed in Amsterdam in 1947.

Below is the  (more...)

Last: Frank
First: Anne

 

Doubleday and Company
Original Price: $3.00
Pages: 281

A Fable

1954


 

A Fable
The true first edition was a numbered and signed limited edition of 1,000  (more...)

Last: Faulkner
First: William

Pulitzer Prize

National Book Award

Random House
Original Price: $4.75
Pages: 437

The Mansion

1959


 

The Mansion
There was a limited first edition that was numbered and signed by the author.  (more...)

Last: Faulkner
First: William

 

Random House
Original Price: $4.75
Pages: 436

The Reivers

1962


 

The Reivers
"FIRST PRINTING" is stated on the copyright page. Boards are red with red  (more...)

Last: Faulkner
First: William

Pulitzer Prize

Random House
Original Price: $4.95
Pages: 305

The Man with the Golden Gun

1965


 

The Man with the Golden Gun
First published 1965 is stated on the copyright page. The first state boards  (more...)

Last: Fleming
First: Ian

 

Jonathan Cape
Original Price: 18s net
Pages: 221

The French Lieutenant's Woman

1969


 

The French Lieutenant's Woman
The first edition was published in the UK. FIRST PUBLISHED 1969 is stated on  (more...)

Last: Fowles
First: John

 

Jonathan Cape
Original Price: 35s net
Pages: 445

The Dogs of War (UK)

1974


 

The Dogs of War (UK)
First published 1974 is stated on the copyright page. Boards are black with  (more...)

Last: Forsyth
First: Frederick

 

Hutchinson
Original Price: £2.50 net
Pages: 384

The Man from St. Petersburg

1982


 

The Man from St. Petersburg
"First published in Great Britain 1982" is stated on the copyright page with  (more...)

Last: Follett
First: Ken

 

Hamish Hamilton
Original Price: £7.95
Pages: 292

On Wings of Eagles

1983


 

On Wings of Eagles
While we have no evidence to say this definitively, we believe the true first  (more...)

Last: Follett
First: Ken

 

Collins
Original Price: £9.95
Pages: 447

The Sportswriter

1986


 

The Sportswriter
The first edition was published by Vintage Contemporaries, a division of  (more...)

Last: Ford
First: Richard

 

Vintage Contemporaries
Original Price: $6.95
Pages: 375

The Pillars of the Earth

1989


 

The Pillars of the Earth
The true first edition was published in the UK. "First published 1989" is  (more...)

Last: Follett
First: Ken

 

Macmillan
Original Price: £13.95
Pages: 806

Longshot

1990


 

Longshot
"First published 1990" is stated on the copyright page and no references to  (more...)

Last: Francis
First: Dick

 

Michael Joseph
Original Price: £13.99
Pages: 277

Independence Day

1995


 

Independence Day
The first edition has "First Edition" stated on copyright page and 1995 on  (more...)

Last: Ford
First: Richard

Pulitzer Prize

Alfred A. Knopf
Original Price: $24.00
Pages: 451

Cold Mountain

1997


 

Cold Mountain
"FIRST EDITION" is stated on the center of the copyright page with full  (more...)

Last: Frazier
First: Charles

National Book Award

Atlantic Monthly Press
Original Price: $24
Pages: 356

White Oleander

1999


 

White Oleander
FIRST EDITION is stated on the copyright page toward the top, and full number  (more...)

Last: Fitch
First: Janet

 

Little, Brown and Company
Original Price: $24
Pages: 390

The Corrections

2001


 

The Corrections
First Edition, 2001 is stated on the copyright page. Boards are white with  (more...)

Last: Franzen
First: Jonathan

National Book Award

Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Original Price: $26.00
Pages: 568

A Million Little Pieces

2003


 

A Million Little Pieces
FIRST EDITION is stated on the copyright page below "April 2003" and above  (more...)

Last: Frey
First: James

 

Doubleday (Nan A. Talese)
Original Price: $22.95
Pages: 382

The World is Flat

2005


 

The World is Flat
"First edition, 2005" is stated on the top of the copyright page with no  (more...)

Last: Friedman
First: Thomas

 

Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Original Price: $27.50
Pages: 488

The Discomfort Zone

2006


 

The Discomfort Zone
Copyright page has full number line "1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2". (more...)

Last: Franzen
First: Jonathan

 

Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Original Price: $22.00
Pages: 256

Then We Came to the End

2007


 

Then We Came to the End
"First Edition" is stated on the copyright page above full number line "10 9  (more...)

Last: Ferris
First: Joshua

 

Little, Brown
Original Price: $23.99
Pages: 387

Freedom

2010


 

Freedom
The true first edition is the American edition with "First edition, 2010" on  (more...)

Last: Franzen
First: Jonathan

 

Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Original Price: $28.00
Pages: 562

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

2012


 

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
FIRST EDITION is stated on the copyright page with full line number 10 9 8 7  (more...)

Last: Fountain
First: Ben

 

Ecco Press
Original Price: $25.99
Pages: 307

Gone Girl

2012


 

Gone Girl
First Edition is stated below full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Boards  (more...)

Last: Flynn
First: Gillian

 

Crown
Original Price: $25.00
Pages: 419


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