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

Year

Title

Author

Publisher

1922


 

Babbitt
Copyright page states "Copyright, 1922, by Harcourt, Brace, and Company,  (more...)

Last: Lewis
First: Sinclair

Harcourt, Brace and Company
Original Price: $2.00
Pages: 401

1925


 

Arrowsmith
The true first edition was a limited edition signed by Lewis. It was  (more...)

Last: Lewis
First: Sinclair

Pulitzer Prize

Harcourt Brace and Company
Original Price: $2.00
Pages: 448

1929


 

Laughing Boy
The title page date must match the copyright date (1929). First printing  (more...)

Last: La Farge
First: Oliver

Pulitzer Prize

Houghton Mifflin Company
Original Price: $2.50
Pages: 302

1933


 

Airways of America
Title page and copyright page both say 1933 with no mention of subsequent  (more...)

Last: Lobeck
First: A.K.

GeographicalPress
Original Price: $2.50
Pages: 207

1941


 

Star Spangled Summer
FIRST EDITION is stated on the copyright page, and 1941 is stated on the  (more...)

Last: Lambert
First: Janet

Dutton and Company
Original Price: $2.00
Pages: 281

1948


 

Raintree County
1948 is stated on the title page. Binding is green cloth with no  (more...)

Last: Lockridge
First: Ross

Houghton Mifflin Company
Original Price: $3.95
Pages: 1066

1953


 

The Spirit of St. Louis
The first edition was a signed and numbered presentation edition. Below is  (more...)

Last: Lindbergh
First: Charles

Pulitzer Prize

Charles Scribner's Sons
Original Price: $5.00
Pages: 562

1955


 

Gift from the Sea
Copyright pages states "Copyright 1955 by Anne Morrow Lindbergh" with no  (more...)

Last: Lindbergh
First: Anne Morrow

Pantheon
Original Price: $2.75
Pages: 128

1960


 

To Kill a Mockingbird
This book is in high demand. Approximately 5,000 first printings were  (more...)

Last: Lee
First: Harper

Pulitzer Prize

Lippincott
Original Price: $3.95
Pages: 296

1967


 

Rosemary's Baby
FIRST PRINTING is stated on the copyright page with no references to  (more...)

Last: Levin
First: Ira

Random House
Original Price: $4.95
Pages: 245

1972


 

The Stepford Wives
First Edition is stated below the Random House number line "98765432".  (more...)

Last: Levin
First: Ira

Random House
Original Price: $4.95
Pages: 145

1976


 

The Boys from Brazil
FIRST EDITION is stated below Random House number line "2 4 6 8 7 5 3". Gray  (more...)

Last: Levin
First: Ira

Random House
Original Price: $8.95
Pages: 312

1980


 

The Bourne Identity
"Copyright 1980 by Robert Ludlum" at the top of the copyright page, and  (more...)

Last: Ludlum
First: Robert

Marek
Original Price: $12.95
Pages: 523

1984


 

Foreign Affairs
The true first edition is the Franklin Library "Signed First Editio (more...)

Last: Lurie
First: Alison

Pulitzer Prize

Franklin Library
Pages: 291

1986


 

Artic Dreams
Copyright pages has full number line "1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19  F/C  (more...)

Last: Lopez
First: Barry

National Book Award

Scribners
Original Price: $22.95
Pages: 464

1989


 

One Up on Wall Street
Copyright page has full number line "1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2". Boards are blue  (more...)

Last: Lynch
First: Peter

Simon and Schuster
Original Price: $19.95
Pages: 318

1991


 

Jewel
"First Pocket Books hardcover printing November 1991" is stated on the  (more...)

Last: Lott
First: Bret

Pocket Books
Original Price: $20.00
Pages: 358

1992


 

She's Come Undone
Copyright page states "First Pocket Books hardcover printing August 1992"  (more...)

Last: Lamb
First: Wally

Pocket Books
Original Price: $21.00
Pages: 405

1995


 

Where the Heart is
"First Printing: July 1995" is stated on the copyright page above full number  (more...)

Last: Letts
First: Billie

Warner Books
Original Price: $17.95
Pages: 358

1998


 

I Know This Much Is True
FIRST EDITION is stated on the copyright page above number line "10 9 8 7 6 5  (more...)

Last: Lamb
First: Wally

Regan Books
Original Price: $27.50
Pages: 901

1999


 

Interpreter of Maladies
The true first edition is a paperback. It precedes the hardcover edition.  (more...)

Last: Lahiri
First: Jhumpa

Pulitzer Prize

Houghton Mifflin Company
Original Price: $12.00
Pages: 198

2003


 

The Namesake
Copyright page has full number line "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1". Boards are white  (more...)

Last: Lahiri
First: Jhumpa

Houghton Mifflin Company
Original Price: $24.00
Pages: 291

2004


 

Shoot the Moon
"First Printing: July 2004" is stated on the copyright page above number line  (more...)

Last: Letts
First: Billie

Warner Books
Original Price: $24.00
Pages: 333

2015


 

Go Set a Watchman
The first edition of Go Set a Watchman was published simultaneously in the  (more...)

Last: Lee
First: Harper

Harper Collins
Original Price: $27.99
Pages: 278

2015


 

Go Set a Watchman (UK)
The first edition of Go Set a Watchman was published simultaneously in the  (more...)

Last: Lee
First: Harper

William Heinemann
Original Price: £18.99
Pages: 278