The first edition of this Pulitzer Prize winner was published by Basic Books in 1979. It was 777 pages long, and the original retail price was $18.50. The first edition can be identified by the following points: Copyright page has the number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Binding is brown cloth.
Godel, Escher, Bach book won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.
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 | Picture of the 1979 first edition dust jacket for Godel, Escher, Bach. |  | Picture of the first edition copyright page for Godel, Escher, Bach. |  | Picture of dust jacket where original $18.50 price is found for Godel, Escher, Bach. |  | Picture of the back dust jacket for the first edition of Godel, Escher, Bach. |  | Picture of the first edition Basic Books boards for Godel, Escher, Bach. |  | |
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