Modern First Edition Books Reference Guide

modern first editions is a guide to collecting first edition books (1st edition books) from mainly English speaking British and North American modern authors (with modern loosely meaning from the 1920s) - the site features book guides, articles, book lists, auction information, links and more! this site is inspired by the book Modern First Editions written by Joseph Connolly.
 

First Edition Guide What is a Modern First Edition? How to sport a First Editon? Prices & Auctions A look at book prices, auctions on-line and elsewhere. Selected Book Sale Results Selected results from online auctions, sale room and sales Modern First Editions Blog A near beginners guide to collecting. Top Book Lists Lists of top books, Pulitzer Books, Booker books etc. Book Articles Articles on Books & Collecting. Book Links Relevant Book Links. Follow us on Twitter Latest finds, ask us a question.

Recently added pages: Joseph Finder, Susan Cooper, Stephenie Meyer Recently updated pages: Harper Lee, Laurie Lee, John Wyndham, Patricia Cornwell, Jack Kerouac, J D Salinger, Stephen King Bloomsbury Auctions ebay sale Post Mortem by Patricia Cornwell sold for £340 in October 20008. First Edition, First Printing, Excellent Copy. A rare first edition of the very first Harry Potter book, written by the acclaimed British authoress J K Rowling, fetched a magical £9,000 ($17000) in June 2007 at Bonhams, London. A First Edition Carrie signed by Stephen King sold for $1700 on ebay in August 2008. The original price for the book in 1974 was $5.95. click for more sale results