Sadness
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1972
The first edition of Sadness by Donald Barthelme was published in New York by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 1972. We track 2 editions.
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- 3 on Open Library, 3 in English
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Who published the first edition of Sadness?
The first edition of Sadness by Donald Barthelme was published in New York by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 1972.
How many editions of Sadness are there?
We track 2 editions of Sadness, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.