Here are the books for 2000. Click on a thumbnail to see first edition criteria (and photos).

Year

Title

Author

Publisher

2000


 

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay
Copyright page states "2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3" and "FIRST EDITION". Back of dust  (more...)

Last: Chabon
First: Michael

Pulitzer Prize

Random House
Original Price: $26.95
Pages: 639

2000


 

Drowning Ruth
FIRST EDITION is stated on copyright page below "September 2000" and above  (more...)

Last: Schwarz
First: Christina

Doubleday
Original Price: $23.95
Pages: 338

2000


 

The Last Samurai
It is an open question as to whether the U.S. or U.K. edition precedes the  (more...)

Last: DeWitt
First: Helen

Hyperion
Original Price: $24.95
Pages: 530

2000


 

Open House
FIRST EDITION is stated on the copyright page beneath Random House number  (more...)

Last: Berg
First: Elizabeth

Random House
Original Price: $22.95
Pages: 241

2000


 

The Trans-Sister Radio
First Edition is stated on the copyright page below number line "10 9 8 7 6 5  (more...)

Last: Bohjalian
First: Chris

Harmony Books
Original Price: $24.00
Pages: 344

2000


 

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (U.S.)
The copyright page has the full number line "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1      (more...)

Last: Rowling
First: J.K.

Scholastic Press
Original Price: $25.95
Pages: 734

2000


 

The Blind Assassin
Because the author is Canadian, the Canadian edition of this Booker Prize  (more...)

Last: Atwood
First: Margaret

McClelland & Stewart
Original Price: $37.99
Pages: 521

2000


 

In the Heart of the Sea
"First published in 2000 by Viking Penguin," is stated on the copyright page  (more...)

Last: Philbrick
First: Nathaniel

National Book Award

Viking Penguin
Original Price: $24.95
Pages: 302

2000


 

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
"First published in Great Britain in 2000" is stated on the copyright page  (more...)

Last: Rowling
First: J.K.

Bloomsbury
Original Price: £14.99
Pages: 636

2000


 

Flags Of Our Fathers
Copyright page has full number line "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1". Boards are blue  (more...)

Last: Bradley
First: James

Bantam
Original Price: $24.95
Pages: 376

2000


 

In America
The first edition was a limited signed edition published by the Franklin  (more...)

Last: Sontag
First: Susan

National Book Award

Franklin Library
Pages: 387

2000


 

Back Roads
Copyright page has full number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 and ISBN  (more...)

Last: O'Dell
First: Tawni

Viking Penguin
Original Price: $24.95
Pages: 338