I guess they'd have to have an asbestos firestarter rebound to match their other books.
I guess they'd have to have an asbestos firestarter rebound to match their other books.
I agree 100%. That's just silly. Why in G-d's name would you throw them away?Originally Posted by Patrick
But there's still is a big difference between simply removing the dustjackets (and storing them) vs. destroying them altogether.
My wife and I toyed with the idea of removing the jackets from a section of our library (Library) to see how it looked, but just storing the 2000 covers somewhere else would suck. Being as anal as my wife is about organization, we'd need a wide-set filing cabinet big enough to hold them all alphabetically.
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How to know a first printing
If there is a topic about this somewhere, I'm sorry. I couldn't find it. Please point me to it. Otherwise:
I know how to recognize a first edition but how in the world can I tell what print run it is? For example, there were... what... two print runs of "The Gunslinger" in first edition. How am I supposed to know if a book I'm looking at was First printing? I can't find anything on any of my first editions which would indicate what print run it is. Another example: Joe Hill had a few printings of "Horns". I bought it in first edition the day it came out (couldn't help myself) but how can I tell if it's the first print?
Mail the books to me. I'll mail you back a note telling you whether they were first editions.
lol. I can tell a first edition. I can't tell a first, second, third, whatever print. For example I have a first edition of The Drawing of the Three. How can I know if this is the first print. It clearly says "First Edition" on the copyright page but I can't see anything that would indicate what print it is. Same with "Horns" by Joe Hill and many others that I have.
Usually a modern first printing will have a full number line like 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 or something like that on the copyright page. The lowest number is the printing, so if you are missing a 1, then it is a second printing, etc. For The Gunslinger books from Grant, it says Second Edition or Third Edition instead of the number line. You can also check out the guide to First Editions at stephenking.com to get more info on his books. Unless I"m not understanding your question correctly...
Well, I was just kidding about sending me your books.
Really most of the time it only matters if it's a 1st/1st imo. Somewhere there is a page that lists the points for identifying firsts. Usually if the number line is incomplete/doesn't include a 1 then it's a later printing. As for The Drawing of the Three there was only one printing of each of the Grant editions so if it's a Grant then it's a first printing as far as I know.
Ah, don't worry Brice. I was able to tell by the tone of your text that you were joking.
In my copy of "Horns", it says "First Edition" on the copyright page but the number line is all fucked up. here:
10 11 12 13 14 OV/RRD 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
I've never seen something like that before.
In Justin Cronin's "The Passage" it says "First Edition" on the title page too but again, the number line is a little fucked up. here:
2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1
Doesn't it normally go up to ten?
Then "Under the Dome" says "First Scribner Hardcover Edition November 2010" and the number line is normal starting from 1 and rising to 9 in odd numbers then 10 and going down to 2 in even numbers. But weren't there like 5 or 6 printings of the first edition of Under the Dome? I don't ask this question because I'm worried about these book's values but because people keep saying things like "This is a first edition third printing" or some other crap like that and the copyright page says "First Edition" and then has a normal number line. I just don't see where they are getting this extra information. Am I making any sense at all.
As long as the number line has a "1" in it, it's a first printing, no matter how the numbers themselves are arranged.
John
Exactly what I was trying to say.
Well, I was joking...unless you start mailing boxes of your books.Ah, don't worry Brice. I was able to tell by the tone of your text that you were joking.Then I was completely serious.
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Except for Random House books, which omit the "1" for first editions (e.g. Black House)
What about the canadian books?
I have a (french) canadian book, on which there is no information.
The back cover, however have a wee line just over the ISBN and the barcode.
It includes :
61 2003 4
Any idea what that means or if that could help to know if it is a first printing or not?
Cell was published in 2006. so 2003 doesnt seem to mean anything.
4 could maybe be the print (since the person recently bought in on amazon)
I guess that i'll never know...
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