Thursday 8 September 2016

Spectacular First Editions from the 1970s

The 1970s saw end of the Vietnam War, the dawn of disco, the first commercially available microwave oven, the energy crisis, and the election of Margaret Thatcher. It was a decade of contradictions and nowhere was that more evident than in the world of books. From The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison's profound 1970 debut, right through to the New Journalism of Tom Wolfe's The Right Stuff in 1979, the'70s produced some of the 20th century's most compelling literature.
It was also the decade of the blockbuster bestseller. Peter Benchley's Jaws emptied beaches and The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty inspired a global insomnia epidemic, while the more faint of heart became engrossed in sudsy sagas like The Thornbirds by Colleen McCullogh and Judith Krantz's Scruples.
Several authors who would go on to become household names made their debuts in the '70s, including Don DeLillo (1971), Stephen King (1974), and Anne Rice (1976).
Find new favorites and rediscover old friends on our list of the decade's most collectible and spectacular first editions.


First Edition Books from the 1970s

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia MarquezOne Hundred Years of Solitude
Gabriel García Márquez
(1970)
 
The Bluest Eye by Toni MorrisonThe Bluest Eye
Toni Morrison
(1970)
 
Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard BachJonathan Livingston Seagull
Richard Bach
(1970)
In the Night Kitchen by Maurice SendakIn the Night Kitchen
Maurice Sendak
(1970)
 
Troubles by J.G. FarrellTroubles
J.G. Farrell
(1970)
 
Grendel by John GardnerGrendel
John Gardner
(1971)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonFear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Hunter S. Thompson
(1971)
 
Post Office by Charles BukowskiPost Office
Charles Bukowski
(1971)
 
Watership Down by Richard AdamsWatership Down
Richard Adams
(1972)
Ringworld by Larry NivenRingworld
Larry Niven
(1972)
 
Child of God by Cormac McCarthyChild of God
Cormac McCarthy
(1973)
 
Breakfast of Champions by Kurt VonnegutBreakfast of Champions
Kurt Vonnegut
(1973)
 
Look at the Harlequins! by Vladimir NabokovLook at the Harlequins!
Vladimir Nabokov
(1974)
 
All the President's Men by Carl Bernstein and Bob WoodwardAll the President's Men
Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward
(1974)
Carrie by Stephen KingCarrie
Stephen King
(1974)
   
Interview with the Vampire by Anne RiceInterview with the Vampire
Anne Rice
(1976)
 
Roots by Alex HaleyRoots
Alex Haley 
(1976)
 
Evidence of Love by Shirley Ann GrauEvidence of Love
Shirley Ann Grau
(1977)
The Shining by Stephen KingThe Shining
Stephen King
(1977)
 
Dispatches by Michael HerrDispatches
Michael Herr
(1977)
 
Women by Charles BukowskiWomen
Charles Bukowski
(1978)
Suttree by Cormac McCarthySuttree
Cormac McCarthy
(1979)
 
The Right Stuff by Tom WolfeThe Right Stuff
Tom Wolfe
(1979)
 

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