the bridge of san luis rey by thornton wilder

Picture of dust jacket where original $2.50 price is found for the first U.S. There is no statements of subsequent printings. This is the copyright page of the first U.S. To find the market value for this book, click on the pre-filled eBay, AbeBooks, or Biblio links to the right and look for comparable listings that have all of these first edition points. The Bridge of San Luis Rey book won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. The first UK edition says 1927 on the bottom of the title page and there is no references to subsequent impressions on the copyright page or the title page. That might be because Wilder was an American author. Despite this, the UK edition does not seem to be more valuable than the U.S. edition shows that it was first published in November 1927, while an eight printing of the UK edition shows that it was first published in October 1927. edition by a few days and the printing histories stated on later printings of both the U.S.

The UK edition by Longmans is thought to precede the U.S. It carries a $2.50 price on the upper corner of the front flap, and reviews of the author's first book, the Cabala, on the back. The bottom of the copyright page should say 'Manufactured in the United States of America'.įirst issue dust jacket is extremely rare and adds most of the value to the book. Title page should state 1927 and the copyright page should state 1927 with no statements of subsequent printings. There were between 7,000 and 9,000 copies produced.

The bridge of san luis rey by thornton wilder