The first edition of this Pulitzer Prize winner was published by Doubleday, Page in 1921. It was 434 pages long, and the original retail price was $1.75. The first edition can be identified by the following points: First edition has 1921 on both the title page and the copyright page with no other printing stated. Dust jacket is extremely rare and adds most of the value to the book.
The words "you" and "why" are transposed on page 419, line 14. It reads "I can't see you why don't wear more colour,"
Alice Adams book won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
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