The true first edition was a numbered and signed limited edition of 1,000 copies. These are rare.
The first trade edition has "First Printing" stated on copyright page. Dust jacket has "8/54" on the bottom of the front flap. The value for these range from $200 - $650.
A Fable book won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award.
To find the market value for this book, click on the pre-filled eBay, AbeBooks, or Biblio links to the right and look for comparable listings that have all of these first edition points.
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 | This is the limited first edition of A Fable. |
 | The limited first edition of A Fable was signed and numbered. (The number in this photo is blocked-out.) |
 | The limited first edition of A Fable was issued in a slipcase. |
 | This is the 1954 first trade edition dust jacket for A Fable. |
 | "First Printing" is stated on both the limited first edition and the first trade edition. |
 | The price is printed on the upper front flap of the first trade edition dust jacket. |
 | This is the back of the first trade edition dust jacket. |
 | "8/54" is printed on the bottom of the back flap of the first trade edition dust jacket. |
