About this book
Published in 1989, Pillars of the Earth was a major departure from Follett’s usual spy and thriller genre, but was enormously successful and continues to be so. In 2007 he published a long-awaited sequel World Without End, and later A Column of Fire in 2017 as the third book in the Kingsbridge Series.
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First Edition Identification
The true first edition of Pillars of the Earth is the UK edition, published by Macmillan in black cloth with gilt spine lettering, in a pictorial jacket featuring lightening striking a distant cathedral. As is customary for Macmillan UK, the first edition reads “First published 1989” on the copyright page. The first US edition was published subsequently in tan boards and a jacket featuring a gargoyle. It has a number line on the copyright page that starts with one and is noted “First Edition”. First UK editions might currently fetch $300-500, depending on whether it’s signed (Follett’s signature is not uncommon) and US editions $150-250.
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- Title The Pillars of the Earth
- Author Ken Follett
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition FIRST EDITION
- Pages 973
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher William Morrow & Company, New York
- Date 1989
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780688046590 / 0688046592
- Weight 2.93 lbs (1.33 kg)
- Dimensions 9.25 x 6.28 x 2.22 in (23.50 x 15.95 x 5.64 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Historical fiction, Epic literature
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 89009405
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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