First Editions Club
As a First Editions Club (FEC) member, you will receive a 20% on all non-FEC purchases and will receive some of the finest books being published for your reading pleasure and home library. Also, there is no easier way to support Newtonville Books and ensure we continue to host good writers each year. Past visiting authors selected in the FEC include Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edward Jones (The Known World), Tom Perrotta (Little Children), Jim Harrison (True North), Kent Haruf (Eventide), Nicole Krauss (The History of Love) & James Salter (Last Night).
We deliver a signed first edition (occasionally two) every month to your doorstep or hold it for you to pickup at the bookstore. The selections are predominately fiction and chosen based on literary content and potential future collectability. This may mean choosing an established author or singling out a new writer for our support.
Book readers sometimes become interested in collecting when books become important objects that they wish to own, admire and preserve. These bibliophiles develop a passion for an author's work or subject area, wishing to create a fine and complete collection of work. To dealers and collectors, the first edition is the most desirable and valuable edition.
A first edition is the first printing of a book. First editions are distinguished from subsequent printings as they represent the closest edition in time and intent to the author's original work. Identification of firsts can vary greatly among publishers. A signed first edition can become a special and valuable book for the owner.
There is no cost to join and your credit card is charged only at the time the monthly FEC selection is shipped to you or prepared for your pickup. All you pay is the publisher's retail price of book ($22 - $28 price range) plus a $5 shipping charge. There is no shipping charge if you select to pick up the book at the bookstore.
You are always welcome to return a selection within ten (10) days with the receipt for a full refund or within thirty (30) days for a store credit. We just ask that you give us prior notification when possible.
Yes, you can give an FEC as a gift for a specified time period of twelve (12) months, twenty-four (24) months or indefinitely. You can cancel the gift membership at any time. We offer free gift wrapping.
September 2003 / Joanna Hershon, The Outside of August
October 2003 / Charles Baxter, Saul & Patsy
November 2003 / Edward P. Jones, The Known World, winner of the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
December 2003 / Alan Lightman, Reunion & Karl Iagnemma, On the Nature of Human Romantic Interaction
January 2004 / Ana Menendez, Loving Che
February 2004 / Mary Sullivan, Ship Sooner
March 2004 / Tom Perrotta, Little Children
April 2004 / Elizabeth Graver, Awake
May 2004 / Michael Connelly, The Narrows & Jim Harrison, True North
June 2004 / Colm Toibin, The Master
August 2004 / Lan Samantha Chang, Inheritance & Robert Olen Butler, Had a Good Time
September 2004 / T.C. Boyle, The Inner Circle & Kent Haruf, Eventide
October 2004 / Cathy Day, The Circus in Winter
November 2004 / David Schickler, Sweet and Vicious
December 2004 / Margot Livesey, Banishing Verona
January 2005 / Jennifer Haigh, Baker Towers
February 2005 / Daphne Kalotay, Calamity & Other Stories & David Anthony Durham, Pride of Carthage
April 2005 / Steve Almond, The Evil B.B Chow & Other Stories & Alicia Erian, Towelhead
May 2005 / Nicole Krauss, The History of Love &James Salter, Last Night
June 2005 / Frederick Busch, North
September 2005 / Anita Diamant, The Last Days of Dogtown & Bret Easton Ellis, Lunar Park
October 2005 / Rick Moody, The Diviners & Myla Goldberg, Wickett's Remedy
November 2005 / Lily King, The English Teacher
February 2006 / Dara Horn, The World to Come & Jen Trynin, Everything I'm Cracked Up to Be
March 2006 / Katherine Noel, The Halfway House
April 2006 / Ron Rash, The World Made Straight & Peter Orner, The Second Coming of Mavala Shikongo
June 2006 / Ivan Doig, The Whistling Season & Julia Glass, The Whole World Over
July 2006 / A. Manette Ansay, Blue Water
August 2006 / Dennis Lehane, Coronado: Stories
September 2006 / Edward P. Jones, All Aunt Hagar's Children & Tom Franklin, Smonk
October 2006 / Jennifer Egan, The Keep
November 2006 / Ben Fountain, A Brief History of Che Guevara
December 2006 / Nell Freudenberger, The Dissident
January 2007 / NO SELECTION
February 2007 / Daniel
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