Best Friends for Frances
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- Harper & Row, 1969
- Worth
- Not yet valued
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- 1st Harper & Row1969 Hardback Not yet valued I own Best Friends for Frances, Harper & Row 1969 Log in to want this
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- Faber & Faber1971 Hardback Not yet valued I own Best Friends for Frances, Faber & Faber 1971 Log in to want this
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Who published the first edition of Best Friends for Frances?
The first edition of Best Friends for Frances by Russell Hoban was published in New York by Harper & Row in 1969.
How many editions of Best Friends for Frances are there?
We track 2 editions of Best Friends for Frances, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
How can I tell if my copy of Best Friends for Frances is a first edition?
Check the title page and its reverse (the copyright page) against the edition: publisher, place and date should match, with no later printing or edition stated. Where we know the issue points, they are listed on the edition's page.