Here are the books for 1952. Click on a thumbnail to see first edition criteria (and photos).

Year

Title

Author

Publisher

1952


 

The Old Man and the Sea
The first printing has the letter "A" and Scribner's seal on the copyright  (more...)

Last: Hemingway
First: Ernest

Pulitzer Prize

Charles Scribner's Sons
Original Price: $3.00
Pages: 140

1952


 

The Natural
first edition is stated on the copyright page. Issued with red, blue, and  (more...)

Last: Malamud
First: Bernard

Harcourt, Brace and Company
Original Price: $3.00
Pages: 237

1952


 

Invisible Man
FIRST PRINTING is stated on the copyright page. binding is beige and black  (more...)

Last: Ellison
First: Ralph

National Book Award

Random House
Original Price: $3.50
Pages: 439

1952


 

East of Eden
The true first is a signed limited first edition of only 1500 copies signed  (more...)

Last: Steinbeck
First: John

Viking
Original Price: $4.50
Pages: 602

1952


 

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

Last: Ferber
First: Edna

Doubleday and Company
Original Price: $3.95
Pages: 447

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