The Shipping News

The first edition of this Pulitzer Prize winner was published by Charles Scribner's Sons in 1993. It was 337 pages long, and the original retail price was $20.00. The first edition can be identified by the following points: Copyright page has number line "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1".

The Shipping News book won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award.

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Picture of the 1993 first edition dust jacket for The Shipping News.

Picture of the first edition copyright page for The Shipping News.

Picture of dust jacket where original $20.00 price is found for The Shipping News.

Picture of the back dust jacket for the first edition of The Shipping News.

Picture of the first edition Charles Scribner's Sons boards for The Shipping News.

Picture of the back dust jacket flap for The Shipping News.

Picture of the title page for The Shipping News.

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