Here are the books for 1990. Click on a thumbnail to see first edition criteria (and photos).

Year

Title

Author

Publisher

1990


 

Rabbit at Rest
Both Knopf and the Franklin Library produced signed first editions. It is  (more...)

Last: Updike
First: John

Pulitzer Prize

Franklin Library
Pages: 512

1990


 

Jurassic Park
The true first edition was published by the Franklin Library as a signed  (more...)

Last: Crichton
First: Michael

Franklin Library
Original Price: None
Pages: 400

1990


 

Friday Night Lights
First printing, July 1990 is stated on the copyright page below letter and  (more...)

Last: Bissinger
First: H.G.

Addison-Wesley
Original Price: $19.95
Pages: 357

1990


 

The Plains of Passage
First Edition is stated under "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1" number line on copyright  (more...)

Last: Auel
First: Jean

Crown
Original Price: $24.95
Pages: 760

1990


 

Possession
The true first edition was published in London. "Published in 1990 by Chatto  (more...)

Last: Byatt
First: A.S.

Chatto & Windus
Original Price: £13.95
Pages: 511

1990


 

Middle Passage
Copyright page has full number line "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1". Back of dust  (more...)

Last: Johnson
First: Charles

National Book Award

Atheneum
Original Price: $17.95
Pages: 209

1990


 

Vineland
"First Edition" is stated on the copyright page and full number line "10 9 8  (more...)

Last: Pynchon
First: Thomas

Little, Brown and Company
Original Price: $19.95
Pages: 385

1990


 

Leaving Las Vegas
First Edition is stated on the copyright page with no references to  (more...)

Last: O'Brien
First: John

Watermark Press
Original Price: $19.50
Pages: 189

1990


 

Killing Mister Watson
First Edition is stated below Random House number line "24689753". Board are  (more...)

Last: Matthiessen
First: Peter

Random House
Original Price: $21.95
Pages: 372

1990


 

Songs of the Doomed
Copyright page has full number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. Gray boards with  (more...)

Last: Thompson
First: Hunter

Summit Books
Original Price: $21.95
Pages: 315

1990


 

Longshot
"First published 1990" is stated on the copyright page and no references to  (more...)

Last: Francis
First: Dick

Michael Joseph
Original Price: £13.99
Pages: 277