Picture of dust jacket where original $10.95 price is found for The World According to Garp. Picture of the first edition copyright page for The World According to Garp. Picture of the 1978 first edition dust jacket for The World According to Garp. The World According to Garp won the National Book Award. The 1951 first edition of The Catcher in the Rye, for example, states 19 on the copyright page because portions were previously published in The New Yorker. This is a common practice to note years where portions of a book were previously published. The answer is that portions of the book appeared in magazines in 19 before the entire book was published in 1978. Note: Some have asked why there are copyright dates from 19 on the copyright page if the first edition wasn't published until 1978. Please refer to the last photo on this page for more details. Later printing dust jackets are however about an eight of an inch shorter than the first printing jacket. The 0478 on the bottom right of the dust jacket back is sometimes mentioned as a first edition point, but it is found on later printing jackets as well. The back of the dust jacket has a photo of the author above a short bio in the center, ISBN:0-4 on the bottom left, and 0478 on the bottom right. The dust jacket carries a price of $10.95 on the front flap. Boards are gold with navy cloth spine and gold lettering. Pages: 437 FIRST EDITION is stated below the number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 on the copyright page. First Edition Points and Criteria for The World According to Garp
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