16 E.L. Konigsburg first editions are documented on this shelf, from From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (1967) to The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place (2004) across 2 different publishers. Each linked guide gives the points of issue that separate a true first printing of that E.L. Konigsburg title from later printings and book-club copies — the publisher and year to expect, the number-line or edition-statement conventions, and the tells that show up in online listings.
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- From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler — 1967 · AtheneumFirst edition 1967, Atheneum (New York). First printing states 'First Edition' on the copyright page. Illustrated by the author, E. L. Konigsburg; pictorial cloth. First-state jacket retains the original printed price and lacks the Newbery Medal seal. US true first, Atheneum 1967. Won the 1968 Newbery Medal, so the seal is a later jacket point. Atheneum reprints drop the 'First Edition' statement. Book-club editions lack the price and statement; post-award jackets add the seal.
- Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth — 1967 · AtheneumAtheneum first, 1967. Copyright page states 'First Edition' with no later-printing line (Atheneum used a stated 'First Edition' before adopting number lines in the mid-1980s); first-issue jacket bears the original price. Konigsburg's first published book. US Atheneum first. This was Konigsburg's debut, published the same year as From the Mixed-Up Files. It was named a Newbery Honor (runner-up) for 1968, the same year Mixed-Up Files won the Newbery Medal, making Konigsburg the only author to win the Medal and have another title named an Honor/runner-up in the same year. First-state jacket predates any Honor seal. Book-club editions lack the original jacket price; later jackets and reissues may add a Newbery Honor seal.
- The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler — 1967 · AtheneumAtheneum first, 1967. Copyright page states 'First Edition' with no later-printing statement (Atheneum used a stated 'First Edition' in this era and did not adopt a number line until the mid-1980s). First-issue jacket with its printed price and WITHOUT the Newbery Medal seal, since the Medal was awarded in 1968, after publication. Octavo, original cloth. US Atheneum first. Newbery Medal 1968; the first-state jacket predates the seal. Full title on the book is 'From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.' Among Konigsburg's two debut titles, both published by Atheneum in 1967. Book-club editions lack the printed price jacket price, often add a Newbery Medal seal to the jacket, and typically show a blind-stamped dot or circle on the rear board that is standard for period BCEs.
- About the B'nai Bagels — 1969 · AtheneumAtheneum first, 1969. Copyright page states 'First Edition' with no later-printing statement (Atheneum's era-standard method; no number line until the mid-1980s); first-issue jacket bears the original price. US Atheneum first. Written and illustrated by Konigsburg; first published by Atheneum in the US. Book-club editions lack the original jacket price and may show a period BCE blind stamp on the rear board.
- (George) — 1970 · AtheneumAtheneum first, 1970. Copyright page states 'First Edition' with no later-printing statement (Atheneum era-standard; number lines only from the mid-1980s); first-issue jacket bears the original price. Title stylized with parentheses. US Atheneum first, 1970. Later reissued in the UK under a different title, so the Atheneum printing is the true first. Book-club editions lack the original jacket price and may carry a period BCE blind stamp.
- Altogether, One at a Time — 1971 · AtheneumAtheneum first, 1971. Copyright page states 'First Edition' with no later-printing statement (Atheneum era-standard; no number line at this date); first-issue jacket bears the original price. A collection of four short stories, each illustrated by a different artist (Gail E. Haley, Mercer Mayer, Gary Parker, Laurel Schindelman). US Atheneum first, 1971. Book-club editions lack the original jacket price and may show a period BCE blind stamp on the rear board.
- A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver — 1973 · AtheneumAtheneum, New York, 1973, a historical novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine. Consistent with Atheneum's practice through the 1980s, the first edition states 'First Edition' on the copyright page (no number line was used on Atheneum trade titles this early), and the first-issue dust jacket carries its original printed price on the front flap. US Atheneum edition is the true first (1973), identified by the stated 'First Edition' line on the copyright page. Book-club printings lack the dust-jacket price and omit the 'First Edition' statement; club copies are also typically on lighter bulk with a blind-stamp to the rear board.
- The Dragon in the Ghetto Caper — 1974 · AtheneumAtheneum first edition, 1974, with 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page. Bound in brown publisher's cloth with a green dragon stamped on the front board and green lettering on the spine, over green endpapers, and illustrated throughout with the author's own in-text and full-page line drawings. Collation runs to [6], 3-124 pages. The first-issue dust jacket carries the author's cover art and must retain…. US Atheneum edition is the true first. Book-club printings lack the dust-jacket price and typically omit the 'First Edition' statement on the copyright page.
- The Second Mrs. Giaconda — 1975 · AtheneumAtheneum first edition, New York, 1975, with 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page (Atheneum identified its firsts by that statement rather than a number line) and a priced first-issue dust jacket whose printed price should be present at the flap. Manufactured by Halliday Lithograph Corporation and illustrated with ten black-and-white museum plates of Leonardo paintings and drawings, several of which…. The US Atheneum edition is the true first. Book-club printings lack the dust-jacket price, typically omit the stated 'First Edition' line, and are on lighter, thinner boards than the trade first.
- Father's Arcane Daughter — 1976 · AtheneumAtheneum first edition, New York, 1976 (ISBN 0-689-30524-9), identified by 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page — the Atheneum convention for this period, which used a stated-edition line rather than a number key through 1986 — together with a first-issue dust jacket retaining its printed price. The US Atheneum edition is the true first. Book-club printings lack the dust-jacket price and typically omit the 'First Edition' statement carried on the trade first's copyright page.
- Throwing Shadows — 1979 · AtheneumAtheneum first edition, New York, 1979, with First Edition stated on the copyright page. Bound in blue cloth with silver lettering to the spine and black endpapers. The first-issue dust jacket was designed by the author and carries the printed price on the front flap; a price-present jacket is the expected first-state. A collection of five stories. The US Atheneum edition is the true first. Book-club printings lack the printed dust-jacket price and typically omit the First Edition statement on the copyright page.
- Journey to an 800 Number — 1982 · AtheneumAtheneum first edition, New York, 1982 (ISBN 0-689-30901-5), identified by 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page — the Atheneum convention through 1986, which used a stated-edition line rather than a number key — together with a first-issue dust jacket retaining its printed price. The US Atheneum edition is the true first. Book-club printings lack the dust-jacket price and typically omit the 'First Edition' statement carried on the trade first's copyright page.
- Up from Jericho Tel — 1986 · AtheneumAtheneum US first. Copyright page carries the 'First Edition' statement (with number line ending in 1 on printings of this era); first-issue dust jacket with the original printed price on the front flap. Illustrated by the author. US Atheneum first edition is the true first. Book-club editions are unpriced, are often smaller and on cheaper paper, and lack the 'First Edition' statement/number line.
- The View from Saturday — 1996 · Atheneum / Jean Karl BooksFirst edition 1996, Atheneum (a Jean Karl Book), New York. The first printing states 'First Edition' on the copyright page with a complete number line ending in 1. Pictorial boards in a first-state dust jacket without the Newbery Medal seal. US true first. Awarded the Newbery Medal in 1997. Atheneum reprints drop the 'First Edition' statement and the terminal 1 from the number line. Book-club editions lack a jacket price, and post-award jackets add the Newbery Medal seal.
- Silent to the Bone — 2000 · Atheneum / Jean Karl BooksAtheneum (A Jean Karl Book) US first. Full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page; first-issue jacket with the original printed price on the front flap. Blue spine over red boards under the illustrated jacket. US Atheneum first edition is the true first. Book-club editions are unpriced and typically lack the complete number line.
- The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place — 2004 · AtheneumAtheneum Books for Young Readers US first. Number line ending in 1 on the copyright page; first-issue jacket with the original printed price on the front flap. US Atheneum first edition is the true first. Book-club editions are unpriced and typically lack the complete number line.
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