Here are the books for 1949. Click on a thumbnail to see first edition criteria (and photos).

Year

Title

Author

Publisher

1949


 

The Way West
"First Printing" and "Manufactured in the United States of America" is stated  (more...)

Last: Guthrie
First: A B

Pulitzer Prize

William Sloane Associates
Original Price: $3.50
Pages: 340

1949


 

Nineteen Eighty-Four
The true first edition was published in London by Secker & Warburg. It is  (more...)

Last: Orwell
First: George

Harcourt
Original Price: $3.00
Pages: 314

1949


 

Death of a Salesman
Copyright page states "PUBLISHED BY THE VIKING PRESS, INC. IN MARCH 1949" on  (more...)

Last: Miller
First: Arthur

Pulitzer Prize

Viking
Original Price: $2.50
Pages: 139

1949


 

The Man with the Golden Arm
FIRST EDITION is stated at the bottom of the copyright page. Boards are  (more...)

Last: Algren
First: Nelson

National Book Award

Doubleday
Original Price: $3.00
Pages: 343

1949


 

The Golden Apples
first edition is stated on the copyright page. Boards are green with gold  (more...)

Last: Welty
First: Eudora

Harcourt, Brace and Company
Original Price: $3.00
Pages: 244