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First edition Hardback

Watt (1953)

Market value

What decides the price

  • It is the first edition, which is the one collectors want.
  • The original dust jacket carries much of the price for a book of this age; its condition matters as much as the book's.
  • Condition is graded separately for book and jacket, from Fine down to Poor.

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In short

Quick answer

Who published the Watt first edition?
Olympia Press, Paris, in 1953, in hardback.
Publisher's practice

How Olympia Press marked its first editions

Olympia's Traveller's Companion books were issued as paperbacks in plain green wrappers with simple printed covers, so a green Paris-issued copy is the expected form for titles in that series.

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First impression

1953

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Questions collectors ask

Frequently asked questions

Who published the Watt first edition?

Olympia Press, Paris, in 1953, in hardback.