Here are the books for 1989. Click on a thumbnail to see first edition criteria (and photos).

Year

Title

Author

Publisher

1989


 

The mambo kings play songs of love: a novel
"FIRST EDITION, 1989" stated on copyright page. Bound in orange cloth with  (more...)

Last: Hijuelos
First: Oscar

Pulitzer Prize

Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Original Price: $18.95
Pages: 407

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

1989


 

Eden Close
First edition is stated on the copyright page above full letter line "A B C D  (more...)

Last: Shreve
First: Anita

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Original Price: $17.95
Pages: 265

1989


 

The Joy Luck Club
Copyright page has full number line "1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10" and ISBN  (more...)

Last: Tan
First: Amy

Putnam
Original Price: $18.95
Pages: 288

1989


 

On the Firing Line
The true first edition was a limited signed edition published by the Franklin  (more...)

Last: Buckley Jr.
First: William F.

Franklin Library
Pages: 533

1989


 

The Pillars of the Earth
The true first edition was published in the UK. "First published 1989" is  (more...)

Last: Follett
First: Ken

Macmillan
Original Price: £13.95
Pages: 806

1989


 

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
First Edition is stated on the copyright page. Boards are blue with gold  (more...)

Last: Gurganus
First: Allan

Alfred A. Knopf
Original Price: $21.95
Pages: 718

1989


 

One Up on Wall Street
Copyright page has full number line "1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2". Boards are blue  (more...)

Last: Lynch
First: Peter

Simon and Schuster
Original Price: $19.95
Pages: 318