Publisher · founded 1951 · New York City

Grove Press

American publishing house.

Editions tracked: 103
First editions: 61
Books: 103
Years: 1948 to 2023

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AuthorsSamuel Beckett (6)Banana Yoshimoto (6)Marguerite Duras (4)Anonymous (3)Eric Berne (3)William S. Burroughs (3)Jack Kerouac (3)Kathy Acker (2)Jorge Luis Borges (2)Dennis Cooper (2)

SeriesThe Nova Trilogy

Books

Published by Grove Press

Listening with the Third Ear

Theodor Reik · first published 1948

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Illuminations

Arthur Rimbaud · first published 1886

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The Marquis de Sade

Marquis de Sade · first published 1953

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The Maids

Jean Genet · first published 1954

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Waiting for Godot

Samuel Beckett · first published 1952

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Molloy

Samuel Beckett · first published 1951

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Poet in New York

Federico García Lorca · first published 1955

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Malone Dies

Samuel Beckett · first published 1951

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Murphy

Samuel Beckett · first published 1957

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The Subterraneans

Jack Kerouac · first published 1958

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The Unnamable

Samuel Beckett · first published 1958

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Pedro Páramo

Juan Rulfo · first published 1955

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The Americans

Robert Frank · first published 1959

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The Modern Psychological Novel

Leon Edel · first published 1959

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Moderato Cantabile

Marguerite Duras · first published 1958

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Happy Days

Samuel Beckett · first published 1960

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Hiroshima Mon Amour

Marguerite Duras · first published 1960

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The Labyrinth of Solitude

Octavio Paz · first published 1950

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Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy

Eric Berne · first published 1961

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Ficciones

Jorge Luis Borges · first published 1944

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How do I identify a Grove Press first edition?

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How many Grove Press books does MyVolumes track?

We track 103 editions published by Grove Press, 61 of them first editions, across 103 books.