The first edition of this Pulitzer Prize winner was published by Viking in 1975. It was 487 pages long, and the original retail price was $10.00. The first edition can be identified by the following points: States on the copyright page "First published in 1975 by the Viking Press, Inc." No other printings stated.
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Picture of the 1975 first edition dust jacket for Humboldt's Gift.
Some copies of the first edition have a special tipped in page that was signed by the author.
This is the front wrap of the Advance Reading Copy of Humboldt's Gift
This is the back of the Advance Reading Copy of Humboldt's Gift
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