The first edition of The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney was published in New York by Dell in 1955. We track 3 editions.
Which edition do you have?
First edition
Later and other editions
- Eyre & Spottiswoode1955 Hardback I own The Body Snatchers, Eyre & Spottiswoode 1955 Log in to want this
- Beacon Press1957 Hardback I own The Body Snatchers, Beacon Press 1957 Log in to want this
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Adaptations
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers film, 1956
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers film, 1978
- Body Snatchers film, 1993
- The Invasion film, 2007
- Assimilate film
Setting and characters
- Set in
- California
- Genre
- science fiction, horror fiction
In print
- Editions recorded
- 8 on Open Library, 4 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 15 languages
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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Who published the first edition of The Body Snatchers?
The first edition of The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney was published in New York by Dell in 1955.
How many editions of The Body Snatchers are there?
We track 3 editions of The Body Snatchers, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Has The Body Snatchers been adapted?
Yes, including Assimilate (film), The Invasion (film, 2007), Body Snatchers (film, 1993), according to Wikidata.