Here are the books in the Fiction category. Click on a thumbnail to see first edition points (and photos).
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Pub
Year

Title

Author

Publisher

His Family


1917
 

His Family
Date on title page and copyright page are both 1917. No other printing  (more...)

Last: Poole
First: Ernest

Pulitzer Prize

Macmillan
Original Price: $1.50
Pages: 320

The Magnificent Ambersons


1918
 

The Magnificent Ambersons
Rust red boards stamped in black. Title page and copyright page should both  (more...)

Last: Tarkington
First: Booth

Pulitzer Prize

Doubleday Page
Original Price: $1.40
Pages: 516

The Age of Innocence


1920
 

The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence first appeared as installments in the Pictorial Review  (more...)

Last: Wharton
First: Edith

Pulitzer Prize

Appleton and Company
Original Price: $2.00
Pages: 365

Alice Adams


1921
 

Alice Adams
First edition has 1921 on both the title page and the copyright page with no  (more...)

Last: Tarkington
First: Booth

Pulitzer Prize

Doubleday, Page
Original Price: $1.75
Pages: 434

One of Ours


1922
 

One of Ours
The first edition consists of 345 "de luxe" copies offered via mail order.  (more...)

Last: Cather
First: Willa

Pulitzer Prize

Alfred A. Knopf
Original Price: $2.50
Pages: 459

The Able McLaughlins


1923
 

The Able McLaughlins
"First Edition" and "H-X" (the code for August 1923) is stated on the  (more...)

Last: Wilson
First: Margaret

Pulitzer Prize

Harper & Brothers
Original Price: $2.00
Pages: 263

So Big


1924
 

So Big
"First Edition" is stated by itself, on its own line, on the very bottom of  (more...)

Last: Ferber
First: Edna

Pulitzer Prize

Doubleday, Page
Original Price: $2.00
Pages: 360

Arrowsmith


1925
 

Arrowsmith
The true first edition was a limited edition signed by Lewis. It was  (more...)

Last: Lewis
First: Sinclair

Pulitzer Prize

Harcourt Brace and Company
Original Price: $2.00
Pages: 448

Early Autumn


1926
 

Early Autumn
Both title page and copyright page say 1926. first edition is NOT stated,  (more...)

Last: Bromfield
First: Louis

Pulitzer Prize

Stokes
Original Price: $2.00
Pages: 307

The Bridge of San Luis Rey


1927
 

The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The first U.S. edition was published in November, 1927. There were between  (more...)

Last: Wilder
First: Thornton

Pulitzer Prize

Albert & Charles Boni
Original Price: $2.50
Pages: 235

Scarlet Sister Mary


1928
 

Scarlet Sister Mary
"First Edition" is stated on the copyright page. Book has red paper labeled  (more...)

Last: Peterkin
First: Julia

Pulitzer Prize

Bobbs-Merrill
Original Price: $2.50
Pages: 345

Laughing Boy


1929
 

Laughing Boy
The title page date must match the copyright date (1929). First printing  (more...)

Last: La Farge
First: Oliver

Pulitzer Prize

Houghton Mifflin Company
Original Price: $2.50
Pages: 302

Years of Grace


1930
 

Years of Grace
The title page date must match the copyright date (1930). No statement of  (more...)

Last: Barnes
First: Margaret Ayer

Pulitzer Prize

Houghton Mifflin Company
Original Price: $2.50
Pages: 581

The Good Earth


1931
 

The Good Earth
The copyright page states "COPYRIGHT, 1931, BY PEARL S. BUCK" and there is no  (more...)

Last: Buck
First: Pearl S.

Pulitzer Prize

John Day Company
Pages: 375

The Store


1932
 

The Store
"FIRST EDITION" is stated on bottom of copyright page. Title page states  (more...)

Last: Stribling
First: Thomas

Pulitzer Prize

Doubleday Doran
Original Price: $2.50
Pages: 571

Lamb in his Bosom


1933
 

Lamb in his Bosom
The true first edition carries "First Edition" and H-H (August 1933) on  (more...)

Last: Miller
First: Caroline

Pulitzer Prize

Harper & Brothers
Original Price: $2.00
Pages: 345

Now in November


1934
 

Now in November
Both title page and copyright page should say 1934. No printing statement  (more...)

Last: Johnson
First: Josephine

Pulitzer Prize

Simon & Schuster
Original Price: $2.00
Pages: 231

Honey in the Horn


1935
 

Honey in the Horn
"First Edition" is stated on the first printing. Printing statements are  (more...)

Last: Davis
First: Harold Lenoir

Pulitzer Prize

Harper & Brothers
Original Price: $2.50
Pages: 380

Gone with the Wind


1936
 

Gone with the Wind
The copyright page states "Published May, 1936" with no other printing  (more...)

Last: Mitchell
First: Margaret

Pulitzer Prize

Macmillan
Original Price: $3.00
Pages: 1037

The Late George Apley


1937
 

The Late George Apley
"Published January, 1937" is stated on the copyright page with no other  (more...)

Last: Marquand
First: John Phillips

Pulitzer Prize

Little, Brown
Original Price: $2.50
Pages: 354

The Yearling


1938
 

The Yearling
The first printing has the letter "A" and Scribner's seal on the copyright  (more...)

Last: Rawlings
First: Marjorie Kinnan

Pulitzer Prize

Charles Scribner's Sons
Original Price: $2.50
Pages: 428

The Grapes of Wrath


1939
 

The Grapes of Wrath
First printings have a single statement on the copyright page that says  (more...)

Last: Steinbeck
First: John

Pulitzer Prize

Viking
Original Price: $2.75
Pages: 619

In This Our Life


1941
 

In This Our Life
"First Edition" is stated. (more...)

Last: Glasgow
First: Ellen

Pulitzer Prize

Harcourt, Brace and Company
Original Price: $2.50
Pages: 467

Dragon's Teeth


1942
 

Dragon's Teeth
The first printing states "FIRST PUBLISHED IN JANUARY 1942" on the copyright  (more...)

Last: Sinclair
First: Upton

Pulitzer Prize

Viking
Original Price: $3.00
Pages: 631

Journey in the Dark


1943
 

Journey in the Dark
"FIRST EDITION" is stated on copyright page. Dust jacket must state HARPER &  (more...)

Last: Flavin
First: Martin

Pulitzer Prize

Harper and Brothers
Original Price: $2.75
Pages: 432

A Bell For Adano


1944
 

A Bell For Adano
"First Edition" is stated, with no other references to printing. The first  (more...)

Last: Hersey
First: John

Pulitzer Prize

Alfred A. Knopf
Original Price: $2.50
Pages: 269

All the King's Men


1946
 

All the King's Men
"first edition" is stated on copyright page. Boards are maroon. 1st state  (more...)

Last: Warren
First: Robert Penn

Pulitzer Prize

Harcourt Brace and Company
Original Price: $3.00
Pages: 464

Tales of the South Pacific


1947
 

Tales of the South Pacific
"First Printing" is stated on the top of the copyright page. Printed by "THE  (more...)

Last: Michener
First: James A.

Pulitzer Prize

Macmillan
Original Price: $3.00
Pages: 326

Guard of Honor


1948
 

Guard of Honor
"first edition" is stated. (more...)

Last: Cozzens
First: James Gould

Pulitzer Prize

Harcourt Brace and Company
Original Price: $3.50
Pages: 631

The Way West


1949
 

The Way West
"First Printing" and "Manufactured in the United States of America" is stated  (more...)

Last: Guthrie
First: A B

Pulitzer Prize

William Sloane Associates
Original Price: $3.50
Pages: 340

The Town


1950
 

The Town
"FIRST EDITION" is stated on the copyright page. Boards are red with design  (more...)

Last: Richter
First: Conrad

Pulitzer Prize

Alfred A. Knopf
Original Price: $3.50
Pages: 433

The Caine Mutiny


1951
 

The Caine Mutiny
"First Edition" is stated on the bottom left corner of the copyright page.  (more...)

Last: Wouk
First: Herman

Pulitzer Prize

Doubleday & Company
Original Price: $3.95
Pages: 494

The Old Man and the Sea


1952
 

The Old Man and the Sea
The first printing has the letter "A" and Scribner's seal on the copyright  (more...)

Last: Hemingway
First: Ernest

Pulitzer Prize

Charles Scribner's Sons
Original Price: $3.00
Pages: 140

A Fable


1954
 

A Fable
The true first edition was a numbered and signed limited edition of 1,000  (more...)

Last: Faulkner
First: William

Pulitzer Prize

National Book Award

Random House
Original Price: $4.75
Pages: 437

Andersonville


1955
 

Andersonville
There was an autographed first edition that was "limited to one thousand  (more...)

Last: Kantor
First: MacKinlay

Pulitzer Prize

World Publishing Company
Original Price: $5.00
Pages: 767

A Death in the Family


1957
 

A Death in the Family
Agee died before he finished the book, so his manuscript was edited and  (more...)

Last: Agee
First: James

Pulitzer Prize

McDowell Oblensky
Original Price: $3.95
Pages: 339

The Travels of Jaimie Mcpheeters


1958
 

The Travels of Jaimie Mcpheeters
"First Edition" is stated on the copyright page. Back of dust jacket has a  (more...)

Last: Taylor
First: Robert Lewis

Pulitzer Prize

Doubleday & Company
Original Price: $4.50
Pages: 544

Advise and Consent


1959
 

Advise and Consent
"First Edition" is stated on bottom of copyright page. Price on dust jacket  (more...)

Last: Drury
First: Allen

Pulitzer Prize

Doubleday & Company
Original Price: $5.75
Pages: 616

To Kill a Mockingbird


1960
 

To Kill a Mockingbird
This book is in high demand. Approximately 5,000 first printings were  (more...)

Last: Lee
First: Harper

Pulitzer Prize

Lippincott
Original Price: $3.95
Pages: 296

The Edge of Sadness


1961
 

The Edge of Sadness
"FIRST EDITION" is stated on copyright page and no blind stamp on the back  (more...)

Last: O'Connor
First: Edwin

Pulitzer Prize

Little, Brown and Company
Original Price: $5.00
Pages: 460

The Reivers


1962
 

The Reivers
"FIRST PRINTING" is stated on the copyright page. Boards are red with red  (more...)

Last: Faulkner
First: William

Pulitzer Prize

Random House
Original Price: $4.95
Pages: 305

The Keepers of the House


1964
 

The Keepers of the House
"FIRST EDITION" is stated on the copyright page. Binding is hunter green  (more...)

Last: Grau
First: Shirley Ann

Pulitzer Prize

Alfred A. Knopf
Original Price: $4.95
Pages: 309

The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter (U.S.)


1965
 

The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter (U.S.)
There is some debate over whether the true first edition was the American or  (more...)

Last: Porter
First: Katherine Anne

Pulitzer Prize

National Book Award

Harcourt, Brace & World
Original Price: $5.95
Pages: 495

The Fixer


1966
 

The Fixer
"First printing, 1966" is stated on the copyright page. The page edges on  (more...)

Last: Malamud
First: Bernard

Pulitzer Prize

National Book Award

Farrar, Strauss, and Giroux
Original Price: $5.75
Pages: 335

The Confessions of Nat Turner


1967
 

The Confessions of Nat Turner
"First Printing" is stated on the copyright page. Boards are black cloth  (more...)

Last: Styron
First: William

Pulitzer Prize

Random House
Original Price: $6.95
Pages: 428

House Made of Dawn


1968
 

House Made of Dawn
"FIRST EDITION" is stated on copyright page with no references to subsequent  (more...)

Last: Momaday
First: N Scott

Pulitzer Prize

Harper & Row
Original Price: $4.95
Pages: 212

Collected Stories of Jean Stafford


1969
 

Collected Stories of Jean Stafford
"First Printing" is stated on copyright page. (more...)

Last: Stafford
First: Jean

Pulitzer Prize

Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Original Price: $10.00
Pages: 463

Angle of Repose


1971
 

Angle of Repose
"FIRST EDITION" is stated on copyright page, and 1971 is found on the title  (more...)

Last: Stegner
First: Wallace Earle

Pulitzer Prize

Doubleday
Original Price: $7.95
Pages: 569

The Optimist's Daughter


1972
 

The Optimist's Daughter
FIRST EDITION is stated on the copyright page below the full Random House  (more...)

Last: Welty
First: Eudora

Pulitzer Prize

Random House
Original Price: $5.95
Pages: 180

The Killer Angels


1974
 

The Killer Angels
Copyright page has 5 lines of text on the top, and five lines of text on the  (more...)

Last: Shaara
First: Michael

Pulitzer Prize

McKay
Original Price: $8.95
Pages: 374

Humboldt's Gift


1975
 

Humboldt's Gift
States on the copyright page "First published in 1975 by the Viking Press,  (more...)

Last: Bellow
First: Saul

Pulitzer Prize

Viking
Original Price: $10.00
Pages: 487

Elbow Room


1977
 

Elbow Room
"FIRST EDITION" is stated on copyright page above "T 09/77" with no  (more...)

Last: McPherson
First: James Alan

Pulitzer Prize

Little, Brown
Original Price: $8.95
Pages: 241

The Stories of John Cheever


1978
 

The Stories of John Cheever
"First Edition" is stated on copyright page. (more...)

Last: Cheever
First: John

Pulitzer Prize

National Book Award

Alfred A. Knopf
Original Price: $15.00
Pages: 693

The Executioner's Song


1979
 

The Executioner's Song
"FIRST EDITION" is stated on copyright page. (more...)

Last: Mailer
First: Norman

Pulitzer Prize

Little, Brown
Original Price: $16.95
Pages: 1056

A Confederacy of Dunces


1980
 

A Confederacy of Dunces
First edition is NOT stated. It should have matching dates of 1980 on the  (more...)

Last: Toole
First: John Kennedy

Pulitzer Prize

Louisiana State University Press
Original Price: $12.95
Pages: 338

Rabbit is Rich


1981
 

Rabbit is Rich
FIRST EDITION is stated on the copyright page. 1981 is listed on the title  (more...)

Last: Updike
First: John

Pulitzer Prize

National Book Award

Alfred A. Knopf
Original Price: $13.95
Pages: 467

The Color Purple


1982
 

The Color Purple
First edition states "First Edition" and the letter code "BCDE" on copyright  (more...)

Last: Walker
First: Alice

Pulitzer Prize

National Book Award

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Original Price: $11.95
Pages: 245

Ironweed


1983
 

Ironweed
"First published in 1983 by The Viking Press" is stated toward the top of the  (more...)

Last: Kennedy
First: William

Pulitzer Prize

Viking
Original Price: $14.75
Pages: 227

Foreign Affairs


1984
 

Foreign Affairs
The true first edition is the Franklin Library "Signed First Editio (more...)

Last: Lurie
First: Alison

Pulitzer Prize

Franklin Library
Pages: 291

Lonesome Dove


1985
 

Lonesome Dove
Number line "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1" on copyright page. All first printings  (more...)

Last: McMurtry
First: Larry

Pulitzer Prize

Simon & Schuster
Original Price: $18.95
Pages: 843

A Summons to Memphis


1986
 

A Summons to Memphis
"First Edition" is stated on copyright page. (more...)

Last: Taylor
First: Peter

Pulitzer Prize

Alfred A. Knopf
Original Price: $15.95
Pages: 209

Beloved


1987
 

Beloved
"First Edition" is stated on copyright page. (more...)

Last: Morrison
First: Toni

Pulitzer Prize

Alfred A. Knopf
Original Price: $18.95
Pages: 275

Breathing Lessons


1988
 

Breathing Lessons
The true first edition is the Franklin Library "Signed First  (more...)

Last: Tyler
First: Anne

Pulitzer Prize

Franklin Library
Pages: 327

The mambo kings play songs of love: a novel


1989
 

The mambo kings play songs of love: a novel
"FIRST EDITION, 1989" stated on copyright page. Bound in orange cloth with  (more...)

Last: Hijuelos
First: Oscar

Pulitzer Prize

Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Original Price: $18.95
Pages: 407

Rabbit at Rest


1990
 

Rabbit at Rest
Both Knopf and the Franklin Library produced signed first editions. It is  (more...)

Last: Updike
First: John

Pulitzer Prize

Franklin Library
Pages: 512

A Thousand Acres


1991
 

A Thousand Acres
"First Edition" is stated on the copyright page. (more...)

Last: Smiley
First: Jane

Pulitzer Prize

Alfred A. Knop
Original Price: $23.00
Pages: 371

A Good Scent From a Strange Mountain


1992
 

A Good Scent From a Strange Mountain
Copyright page has number line "1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2". Boards are light  (more...)

Last: Butler
First: Robert Olen

Pulitzer Prize

Henry Holt And Company
Original Price: $19.95
Pages: 249

The Shipping News


1993
 

The Shipping News
Copyright page has number line "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1". Boards are gray  (more...)

Last: Proulx
First: Annie

Pulitzer Prize

National Book Award

Charles Scribner's Sons
Original Price: $20.00
Pages: 337

The Stone Diaries


1993
 

The Stone Diaries
The UK and Canadian editions were both published in 1993 and precede the U.S.  (more...)

Last: Shields
First: Carol

Pulitzer Prize

Fourth Estate
Original Price: £12.99
Pages: 361

Independence Day


1995
 

Independence Day
The first edition has "First Edition" stated on copyright page and 1995 on  (more...)

Last: Ford
First: Richard

Pulitzer Prize

Alfred A. Knopf
Original Price: $24.00
Pages: 451

Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer


1996
 

Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer
"First Edition" stated on copyright page with complete number line "10 9 8 7  (more...)

Last: Millhauser
First: Steven

Pulitzer Prize

Crown
Original Price: $24.00
Pages: 293

American Pastoral


1997
 

American Pastoral
The true first edition is the Franklin Library "Signed First Edition." It is  (more...)

Last: Roth
First: Philip

Pulitzer Prize

Franklin Library
Pages: 423

The Hours


1998
 

The Hours
"First Edition" is stated with no references to other printings. Boards are  (more...)

Last: Cunningham
First: Michael

Pulitzer Prize

Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Original Price: $22.00
Pages: 229

Interpreter of Maladies


1999
 

Interpreter of Maladies
The true first edition is a paperback. It precedes the hardcover edition.  (more...)

Last: Lahiri
First: Jhumpa

Pulitzer Prize

Houghton Mifflin Company
Original Price: $12.00
Pages: 198

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay


2000
 

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay
Copyright page states "2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3" and "FIRST EDITION". Back of dust  (more...)

Last: Chabon
First: Michael

Pulitzer Prize

Random House
Original Price: $26.95
Pages: 639

Empire Falls


2001
 

Empire Falls
"First Edition" is stated on copyright page. Photo of the author on the back  (more...)

Last: Russo
First: Richard

Pulitzer Prize

Alfred A. Knopf
Original Price: $25.95
Pages: 483

Middlesex


2002
 

Middlesex
Copyright page has number line "1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2". Boards are Light gray  (more...)

Last: Eugenides
First: Jeffrey

Pulitzer Prize

Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Original Price: $27.00
Pages: 529

The Known World


2003
 

The Known World
FIRST EDTION is stated in the middle of the copyright page, with full number  (more...)

Last: Jones
First: Edward P.

Pulitzer Prize

Amistad
Original Price: $24.95
Pages: 388

Gilead


2004
 

Gilead
Copyright page states "First edition, 2004" and has full number line "10 9 8  (more...)

Last: Robinson
First: Marilynne

Pulitzer Prize

Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Original Price: $23.00
Pages: 247

March


2005
 

March
First printing has a full number line on copyright page - "1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4  (more...)

Last: Brooks
First: Geraldine

Pulitzer Prize

Viking
Original Price: $24.95
Pages: 280

The Road


2006
 

The Road
First Edition is stated on the copyright page. 2006 is stated on the bottom  (more...)

Last: McCarthy
First: Cormac

Pulitzer Prize

Alfred A. Knopf
Original Price: $24.00
Pages: 241

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao


2007
 

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Copyright page has full number line "1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2". Boards are white  (more...)

Last: Diaz
First: Junot

Pulitzer Prize

Riverhead Books
Original Price: $24.95
Pages: 339

Olive Kitteridge


2008
 

Olive Kitteridge
FIRST EDITION is stated below number line "9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1". Board are  (more...)

Last: Strout
First: Elizabeth

Pulitzer Prize

Random House
Original Price: $25.00
Pages: 270

Tinkers


2009
 

Tinkers
The publisher has confirmed that there were softcover and hardcover first  (more...)

Last: Harding
First: Paul

Pulitzer Prize

Bellevue Literary Press
Original Price: $25.00
Pages: 191

A Visit from the Goon Squad


2010
 

A Visit from the Goon Squad
First Edition is stated at the bottom of the copyright page, and 2010 is  (more...)

Last: Egan
First: Jennifer

Pulitzer Prize

Alfred A. Knopf
Original Price: $25.95
Pages: 274

The Orphan Master's Son


2012
 

The Orphan Master's Son
FIRST EDITION is stated on the copyright page below the full Random House  (more...)

Last: Johnson
First: Adam

Pulitzer Prize

Random House
Original Price: $26.00
Pages: 443

The Goldfinch


2013
 

The Goldfinch
The Goldfinch was published in September 2013 as (more...)

Last: Tartt
First: Donna

Pulitzer Prize

Little, Brown
Original Price: $30.00
Pages: 771

All the Light We Cannot See


2014
 

All the Light We Cannot See
"First Scribner hardcover edition May 2014" is stated on the copyright page  (more...)

Last: Doerr
First: Anthony

Pulitzer Prize

Scribner
Original Price: $27.00
Pages: 531

The Sympathizer


2015
 

The Sympathizer
FIRST EDITION is stated on the copyright page with full number line 15 16 17  (more...)

Last: Nguyen
First: Viet Thanh

Pulitzer Prize

Grove Press
Original Price: $26
Pages: 371

The Underground Railroad


2016
 

The Underground Railroad
The U.S. first edition was published by Doubleday. First Edition is stated  (more...)

Last: Whitehead
First: Colson

Pulitzer Prize

National Book Award

Doubleday
Original Price: $26.95
Pages: 306

Less


2017
 

Less
First Edition: July 2017 is stated on the copyright near the center of the  (more...)

Last: Greer
First: Andrew Sean

Pulitzer Prize

Lee Boudreaux (Little Brown)
Original Price: $26.00
Pages: 263


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