Here are the books in the National Book Award category. Click on a thumbnail to see first edition points (and photos).

Year

Title

Author

Publisher



From Here to Eternity

1951


 

From Here to Eternity
The first edition was a limited edition with an extra page for the signature.  (more...)

Last: Jones
First: James

National Book Award

Charles Scribner's Sons
Original Price: $4.50
Pages: 861

Invisible Man

1952


 

Invisible Man
FIRST PRINTING is stated on the copyright page. Book has publisher's black  (more...)

Last: Ellison
First: Ralph

National Book Award

Random House
Original Price: $3.50
Pages: 439

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

Ten North Frederick

1955


 

Ten North Frederick
FIRST PRINTING is stated on the copyright page. (more...)

Last: O'Hara
First: John

National Book Award

Random House
Original Price: $3.95
Pages: 408

The Field of Vision

1956


 

The Field of Vision
"first edition" is stated on the copyright page. Boards are dark gray cloth  (more...)

Last: Morris
First: Wright

National Book Award

Harcourt, Brace and Company
Original Price: $3.50
Pages: 251

The Wapshot Chronicle

1957


 

The Wapshot Chronicle
The true first edition carries FIRST EDITION and B-G (February 1957) on  (more...)

Last: Cheever
First: John

National Book Award

Harper & Brothers
Original Price: $3.50
Pages: 307

The Magic Barrel

1958


 

The Magic Barrel
FIRST PRINTING is stated on the copyright page. Pink cloth with illustration  (more...)

Last: Malamud
First: Bernard

National Book Award

Farrar, Straus and Cudahy
Original Price: $3.75
Pages: 214

The Waters of Kronos

1960


 

The Waters of Kronos
FIRST EDITION is stated on the copyright page. (more...)

Last: Richter
First: Conrad

National Book Award

Alfred A. Knopf
Original Price: $3.50
Pages: 176

The Moviegoer

1961


 

The Moviegoer
FIRST EDITION is stated on the copyright page. Dust jacket has "0561" on the  (more...)

Last: Percy
First: Walker

National Book Award

Alfred A. Knopf
Original Price: $3.95
Pages: 242

The Centaur

1963


 

The Centaur
FIRST EDITION is stated on the copyright page with no mention of subsequent  (more...)

Last: Updike
First: John

National Book Award

Alfred A. Knopf
Original Price: $4.00
Pages: 303

Herzog

1964


 

Herzog
"First published in 1964 by The Viking Press, Inc." is stated on the  (more...)

Last: Bellow
First: Saul

National Book Award

Viking
Original Price: $5.75
Pages: 341

The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter

1965


 

The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter
"First American edition 1965" is stated on the copyright page. (more...)

Last: Porter
First: Katherine Anne

Pulitzer Prize

National Book Award

Harcourt, Brace & World
Original Price: $5.95
Pages: 495

The Fixer

1966


 

The Fixer
"First printing, 1966" is stated on the copyright page. The page edges on  (more...)

Last: Malamud
First: Bernard

Pulitzer Prize

National Book Award

Farrar, Strauss, and Giroux
Original Price: $5.75
Pages: 335

Steps

1968


 

Steps
FIRST PRINTING is stated on the copyright page. Boards are beige with maroon  (more...)

Last: Kosinski
First: Jerzy

National Book Award

Random House
Original Price: $4.95
Pages: 148

Them

1969


 

Them
First Edition or First Printing is NOT stated on the copyright page, but  (more...)

Last: Oates
First: Joyce Carol

National Book Award

Vanguard
Original Price: $6.95
Pages: 508

Mr. Sammler's Planet

1970


 

Mr. Sammler's Planet
First published in 1970 by The Viking Press, Inc. is stated on the copyright  (more...)

Last: Bellow
First: Saul

National Book Award

Viking
Original Price: $6.95
Pages: 313

Chimera

1972


 

Chimera
The true first edition was a special signed edition limited to 300 copies  (more...)

Last: Barth
First: John

National Book Award

Random House
Original Price: $6.95
Pages: 308

Augustus

1972


 

Augustus
"First published in 1972 by The Viking Press, Inc." is stated on the  (more...)

Last: Williams
First: John

National Book Award

Viking
Original Price: $7.95
Pages: 305

Gravity's Rainbow

1973


 

Gravity's Rainbow
Copyright page states "First published in 1973 in a hardbound and paperbound  (more...)

Last: Pynchon
First: Thomas

National Book Award

Viking
Original Price: $15.00
Pages: 760

A Crown of Feathers

1973


 

A Crown of Feathers
"First printing, 1973" is stated on the copyright page with no other  (more...)

Last: Singer
First: Isaac Bashevis

National Book Award

Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Original Price: $8.95
Pages: 342

Dog Soldiers

1974


 

Dog Soldiers
FIRST PRINTING is stated on the copyright page. Dust jacket carries a price  (more...)

Last: Stone
First: Robert

National Book Award

Houghton Mifflin Company
Original Price: $8.95
Pages: 342

J R

1975


 

J R
FIRST EDITION is stated on the copyright page with no references to  (more...)

Last: Gaddis
First: William

National Book Award

Alfred A. Knopf
Original Price: $15.00
Pages: 726

Blood Tie

1977


 

Blood Tie
Copyright page have full number line "S 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1". Back of dust  (more...)

Last: Settle
First: Mary Lee

National Book Award

Houghton Mifflin
Original Price: $10.95
Pages: 386

The Stories of John Cheever

1978


 

The Stories of John Cheever
"First Edition" is stated on copyright page. (more...)

Last: Cheever
First: John

Pulitzer Prize

National Book Award

Alfred A. Knopf
Original Price: $15.00
Pages: 693

The World According to Garp

1978


 

The World According to Garp
FIRST EDITION is stated with the number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 on the  (more...)

Last: Irving
First: John

National Book Award

Dutton
Original Price: $10.95

Rabbit is Rich

1981


 

Rabbit is Rich
The true first is a limited edition of 350 copies signed and numbered by the  (more...)

Last: Updike
First: John

Pulitzer Prize

National Book Award

Alfred A. Knopf
Original Price: $13.95
Pages: 467

The Soul of a New Machine

1981


 

The Soul of a New Machine
"FIRST EDITION" is stated on the copyright page. Dust jacket has no review  (more...)

Last: Kidder
First: Tracy

Pulitzer Prize

National Book Award

Little, Brown and Company
Original Price: $13.95
Pages: 293

The Color Purple

1982


 

The Color Purple
First edition states "First Edition" and the letter code "BCDE" on copyright  (more...)

Last: Walker
First: Alice

Pulitzer Prize

National Book Award

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Original Price: $11.95
Pages: 245

White Noise

1985


 

White Noise
"First published in 1985 by Viking Penguin Inc." is stated on the copyright  (more...)

Last: DeLillo
First: Don

National Book Award

Viking Penguin
Original Price: $16.95
Pages: 326

Paco's Story

1986


 

Paco's Story
"First edition, 1986" is stated on the copyright page. Boards are orange  (more...)

Last: Heinemann
First: Larry

National Book Award

Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Original Price: $15.95
Pages: 210

Paris Trout

1988


 

Paris Trout
First Edition is stated on the copyright page under the Random House number  (more...)

Last: Dexter
First: Pete

National Book Award

Random House
Original Price: $17.95
Pages: 306

Spartina

1989


 

Spartina
First Edition is stated on the copyright page. Quarter bound with teal paper  (more...)

Last: Casey
First: John

National Book Award

Alfred A. Knopf
Original Price: $18.95
Pages: 375

Middle Passage

1990


 

Middle Passage
Copyright page has full number line "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1". Back of dust  (more...)

Last: Johnson
First: Charles

National Book Award

Atheneum
Original Price: $17.95
Pages: 209

Mating

1991


 

Mating
FIRST EDITION is stated on the copyright page with no references to  (more...)

Last: Rush
First: Norman

National Book Award

Alfred A. Knopf
Original Price: $23.00
Pages: 477

All the Pretty Horses

1992


 

All the Pretty Horses
There was a signed edition limited to 200 copies that is valued between $450  (more...)

Last: McCarthy
First: Cormac

National Book Award

Alfred A. Knopf
Original Price: $21.00
Pages: 302

The Shipping News

1993


 

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

Last: Proulx
First: Annie E.

Pulitzer Prize

National Book Award

Charles Scribner's Sons
Original Price: $20.00
Pages: 337

A Frolic of His Own

1994


 

A Frolic of His Own
The copyright page has full number line "1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2". (more...)

Last: Gaddis
First: William

National Book Award

Poseidon Press
Original Price: $25.00
Pages: 586

Sabbath's Theatre

1995


 

Sabbath's Theatre
Copyright page has number line "MP 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1". Dust jacket has  (more...)

Last: Roth
First: Philip

National Book Award

Houghton Mifflin Company
Original Price: $24.95
Pages: 451

Ship Fever and Other Stories

1996


 

Ship Fever and Other Stories
FIRST EDITION is stated on the copyright page near the top, and full number  (more...)

Last: Barrett
First: Andrea

National Book Award

Norton & Company, Inc.
Original Price: $21.00
Pages: 254

Cold Mountain

1997


 

Cold Mountain
The true first was a signed edition limited to 500 copies in a slipcase.  (more...)

Last: Frazier
First: Charles

National Book Award

Atlantic Monthly Press
Original Price: $24
Pages: 356

Charming Billy

1998


 

Charming Billy
First edition, 1998 is stated on the copyright page. (more...)

Last: McDermott
First: Alice

National Book Award

Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Original Price: $22.00

Waiting

1999


 

Waiting
First Edition is stated on the copyright page above number line "2 4 6 8 9 7  (more...)

Last: Jin
First: Ha

National Book Award

Pantheon
Original Price: $24.00
Pages: 308

In the Heart of the Sea

2000


 

In the Heart of the Sea
"First published in 2000 by Viking Penguin," is stated on the copyright page  (more...)

Last: Philbrick
First: Nathaniel

National Book Award

Viking Penguin
Original Price: $24.95
Pages: 302

The Corrections

2001


 

The Corrections
First Edition, 2001 is stated on the copyright page. Erratum slip to reverse  (more...)

Last: Franzen
First: Jonathan

National Book Award

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

Three Junes

2002


 

Three Junes
First Edition is stated above 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1 number line on the copyright  (more...)

Last: Glass
First: Julia

National Book Award

Pantheon
Original Price: $25.00
Pages: 353

The Great Fire

2003


 

The Great Fire
First edition, 2003 is stated near the top of the copyright page, and number  (more...)

Last: Hazzard
First: Shirley

National Book Award

Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Original Price: $24.00
Pages: 278

The News from Paraguay

2004


 

The News from Paraguay
FIRST EDITION is stated on the copyright page with line numbers "04 05 06 07  (more...)

Last: Tuck
First: Lily

National Book Award

Harper Collins
Original Price: $23.95
Pages: 248

Europe Central

2005


 

Europe Central
"First published in 2005 by Viking Penguin," and full number line "10 9 8 7 6  (more...)

Last: Vollmann
First: William

National Book Award

Viking
Original Price: $39.95
Pages: 811

The Echo Maker

2006


 

The Echo Maker
First edition, 2006 is stated in the middle of the copyright page. Full  (more...)

Last: Powers
First: Richard

National Book Award

Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Original Price: $25.00
Pages: 451

Tree of Smoke

2007


 

Tree of Smoke
"First edition, 2007" is stated at the top of the copyright page, and full  (more...)

Last: Johnson
First: Denis

National Book Award

Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Original Price: $27.00
Pages: 614