Here are the books for 1974. Click on a thumbnail to see first edition criteria (and photos).

Year

Title

Author

Publisher

1974


 

The Killer Angels
Copyright page has 5 lines of text on the top, and five lines of text on the  (more...)

Last: Shaara
First: Michael

Pulitzer Prize

McKay
Original Price: $8.95
Pages: 374

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

1974


 

Jaws
First Edition is stated on the copyright page, and 044 is printed on the last  (more...)

Last: Benchley
First: Peter

Doubleday & Company
Original Price: $6.95
Pages: 311

1974


 

Carrie
"First Edition" is stated on the copyright page, and "P6" printed in the  (more...)

Last: King
First: Stephen

Doubleday
Original Price: $5.95
Pages: 199

1974


 

Tim
FiRST EDITION is stated on the copyright page and there is a full number line  (more...)

Last: McCullough
First: Colleen

Harper and Row
Original Price: $6.95
Pages: 248

1974


 

Sula
"First Edition" is stated on the copyright page with no references to  (more...)

Last: Morrison
First: Toni

Alfred A. Knopf
Original Price: $5.95
Pages: 174

1974


 

The Hair of Harold Roux
FIRST EDITION is stated both on the top of the copyright page, and on the  (more...)

Last: Williams
First: Thomas

National Book Award

Random House
Original Price: $7.95
Pages: 373

1974


 

Marathon Man
"First printing" is stated on the copyright page with no references to  (more...)

Last: Goldman
First: William

Delacorte Press
Original Price: $7.95
Pages: 309

1974


 

The Dogs of War (UK)
First published 1974 is stated on the copyright page. Boards are black with  (more...)

Last: Forsyth
First: Frederick

Hutchinson
Original Price: £2.50 net
Pages: 384

1974


 

Pilgrim At Tinker Creek
FIRST U.S. EDITION is stated on the copyright page, and complete number line  (more...)

Last: Dillard
First: Annie

Pulitzer Prize

Harper and Row
Original Price: $7.95
Pages: 271

1974


 

Celestial Navigation
First Edition is stated on the bottom of the copyright page with no  (more...)

Last: Tyler
First: Anne

Alfred A. Knopf
Original Price: $6.95
Pages: 276

1974


 

Gather Together in My Name
First Edition is stated on the copyright page below full Random House number  (more...)

Last: Angelou
First: Maya

Random House
Original Price: $5.95
Pages: 214