The true first edition is the Franklin Library "Signed First Edition."
The first trade edition is valued between $15 and $50.
Breathing Lessons book won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
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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| Picture of the 1988 first edition dust jacket for Breathing Lessons. |
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| This is the first trade edition dust jacket. |
| This is the copyright page from the first trade edition of Breathing Lessons. Notice that it specifically states "First Trade Edition" and it references that a signed first edition has been privately printed by The Franklin Library. |
| This is the front dust jacket flap from the first trade edition of Breathing Lessons. It has a price on the upper corner of $18.95. Notice that there is a statement that says "A Book-Of-The-Month-Club Main Selection". This does not mean that it is a book club edition. Rather it simply means that there was a plan arrangment to produce a book club edition. This is a badge of honor for publishers who are try to sell as many copies as they can by any means necessary. |
| This is the back panel of the dust jacket from the first trade edition of Breathing Lessons.
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| These are the first trade edition boards for Breathing Lessons.
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| This is the back dust jacket flap from the first trade edition of Breathing Lessons. On the bottom is the month and year when the book was published - 9/88 - September 1988. |
| This is the title page from the first trade edition of Breathing Lessons. |
| The first trade edition has the Borzoi Books blind stamp which should not be confused for a book of the month blind stamp. |