Publisher · founded 1972 · London

Picador

British publishing house.

Editions tracked: 246
First editions: 110
Books: 241
Years: 1973 to 2025

How to spot a Picador first edition

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AuthorsOliver Sacks (8)Cormac McCarthy (7)Roberto Bolaño (6)Bret Easton Ellis (6)Don DeLillo (5)Toshikazu Kawaguchi (5)Helen Oyeyemi (5)John Darnielle (3)Jon Ronson (3)Hunter S. Thompson (3)

SeriesThe Border Trilogy Before the Coffee Gets Cold The Gonzo Papers tetralogy Commissario Montalbano Southern Reach Series Voices of Utopia

Books

Published by Picador

Murphy

Samuel Beckett · first published 1957

Picador1973 Paperback Not yet valued Log in to want this

The Obstacle Race

Germaine Greer · first published 1979

1st Picador1979 Other Not yet valued Log in to want this

The Right Stuff

Tom Wolfe · first published 1979

1st Picador1979 Paperback Not yet valued Log in to want this

Housekeeping

Marilynne Robinson · first published 1980

1st Picador1980 Paperback Not yet valued Log in to want this

Innocent Eréndira and Other Stories

Gabriel García Márquez · first published 1972

Picador1981 Other Not yet valued Log in to want this

Monkey Wrench Gang

Edward Abbey · first published 1975

Picador1982 Other Not yet valued Log in to want this

Coming Through Slaughter

Michael Ondaatje · first published 1976

Picador1984 Paperback Not yet valued Log in to want this

The Curse of Lono

Hunter S. Thompson · first published 1983

Picador1984 Other Not yet valued Log in to want this

The Planiverse

Alexander Dewdney · first published 1984

1st Picador1984 Other Not yet valued Log in to want this

Annie John

Jamaica Kincaid · first published 1985

1st Picador1985 Paperback Not yet valued Log in to want this

Less Than Zero

Bret Easton Ellis · first published 1985

1st Picador1985 Other Not yet valued Log in to want this

White Noise

Don DeLillo · first published 1985

1st Picador1985 Paperback Not yet valued Log in to want this

An American Childhood

Annie Dillard · first published 1987

Picador1988 Other Not yet valued Log in to want this

Generation of Swine

Hunter S. Thompson · first published 1988

1st Picador1988 Other · The Gonzo Papers tetralogy Not yet valued Log in to want this

The Rules of Attraction

Bret Easton Ellis · first published 1987

Picador1988 Other Not yet valued Log in to want this

Blood Meridian

Cormac McCarthy · first published 1985

Picador1989 Other Not yet valued Log in to want this

Empire of the Senseless

Kathy Acker · first published 1988

Picador1989 Other Not yet valued Log in to want this

Holidays in Hell

P. J. O'Rourke · first published 1988

Picador1989 Other Not yet valued Log in to want this

A Home at the End of the World

Michael Cunningham · first published 1990

1st Picador1990 Other Not yet valued Log in to want this

Interzone

William S. Burroughs · first published 1989

Picador1990 Other Not yet valued Log in to want this

Questions collectors ask

Frequently asked questions

How do I identify a Picador first edition?

Check the title page and the copyright page: a Picador first edition gives the first date of publication with no later impression or edition stated. Each book's page here lists its own points.

How many Picador books does MyVolumes track?

We track 246 editions published by Picador, 110 of them first editions, across 241 books.