The first edition was a limited edition with an extra page for the signature. Below is the first trade edition with the A and Scribner colophon on the copyright page. Binding is black cloth. Dust jacket has a photo of the author with no reviews on the back.
From Here to Eternity won the National Book Award.
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 | Picture of the 1951 first edition dust jacket for From Here to Eternity. |  | Picture of the first edition copyright page for From Here to Eternity. |  | Picture of dust jacket where original $4.50 price is found for From Here to Eternity. |  | Picture of the back dust jacket for the first edition of From Here to Eternity. |  | Picture of the first edition Charles Scribner's Sons boards for From Here to Eternity. |  | Picture of the back dust jacket flap for From Here to Eternity. |  | Picture of the title page for From Here to Eternity. |  | On the left is the back of the first issue dust jacket that was issued with the first edition. It features a photo of the author. On the right is a later issue jacket that has reviews on the back. |
Staisha | April 22, 2011, 2:17 pm | I have an edition that also says from 1951 but it has a red cloth cover
if you have any other information please contact me at staisha_perry@yahoo.com | | Staisha | April 22, 2011, 2:17 pm | I have an edition that also says from 1951 but it has a red cloth cover
if you have any other information please contact me at staisha_perry@yahoo.com | | Staisha | April 22, 2011, 2:17 pm | I have an edition that also says from 1951 but it has a red cloth cover
if you have any other information please contact me at staisha_perry@yahoo.com | | Finds&keepers | June 10, 2011, 2:23 pm | I have an edition nearly identical with these 3 exceptions: blue cover is shinier- to wipe clean?- and spine lettering is in dark blue; the copyright page is identical except for no "A", otherwise, Scribners logo is the same; finally, title page states 1952 instead of 1951. The color may be slightly grayer or lighter, similar to descriptions of the 1952 UK edition by Collins, but it is Scribner's and has no dj. I don't know all the book nomenclature, so I may be missing something. From what I have learned it appears to be a 1st edition with the exceptions noted. I have looked for one like it at Abe's but no exact match found. Is this a 1st ed or 2nd? or just a 1st ed 2nd printing? Maybe a library edition? Please help and reply to retrorelics(nospamplease)@earthlink.net | | Finds&keepers | June 10, 2011, 2:50 pm | Followup- Noticed a single star as part of the printing to the upper left of the spine. Does that mean anything? After rereading your points I am wondering if I have a Scribner's UK 1st edition from 1952 even though all the others found were printed by Collins.
Do not know if there is an 'extra page for signing or not, so am adding these notes: The photo of the cover boards shown here appears dark blue on my browser, not black. The book I have is blue w dk blue letters. Inside the front cover is a heavy paper, then a thin paper, like the other pages. After that is a page with just the title in block caps with the quote by Emerson verso. Next is the Title Page exactly the same, except it states 1952, with the copyright page verso, exactly the same, but with no "A". What does one make of the differences? Any help is appreciated please reply retrorelics(NOSPAM)@earthlink.net Note: just remove the
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