Here are the books for 1950. Click on a thumbnail to see first edition criteria (and photos).

Year

Title

Author

Publisher

1950


 

The Town
"FIRST EDITION" is stated on the copyright page. Boards are red with design  (more...)

Last: Richter
First: Conrad

Pulitzer Prize

Alfred A. Knopf
Original Price: $3.50
Pages: 433

1950


 

Across the River and into the Trees
The first American edition has an A and the Scribner colophon on the  (more...)

Last: Hemingway
First: Ernest

Charles Scribner's Sons
Original Price: $3.00
Pages: 308

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

1950


 

Episode in Palmetto
First edition is stated on the copyright page with no references to  (more...)

Last: Caldwell
First: Erskine

Duell, Sloan and Pearce
Original Price: $2.75
Pages: 252