The first edition of this Pulitzer Prize winner was published by Houghton Mifflin Company in 1930. It was 581 pages long, and the original retail price was $2.50. First edition points are: The title page date must match the copyright date (1930). No statement of printing on the copyright page. Dust jacket is extremely rare and adds most of the value to the book.
Years of Grace book won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
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 | Picture of the 1930 first edition dust jacket for Years of Grace. |
 | Picture of the first edition copyright page for Years of Grace. |
 | Picture of dust jacket where original $2.50 price is found for Years of Grace. |
 | Picture of the back dust jacket for the first edition of Years of Grace. |
 | Picture of the first edition Houghton Mifflin Company boards for Years of Grace. |
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 | On the left is the third printing of Years of Grace, which is stated on the bottom of the dust jacket. On the right is the tenth printing which states Sixtieth Thousand on the bottom of its jacket. By that point the Houghton Mifflin was stating unit volume rather than number of printing. Both books were printing in the first year of publication. |