BC or not BC...
 

....that is the question! No, actually THIS is the question:

Is the presence of a printed-in price, on the inside of a dust jacket,
sure and CERTAIN proof that a book is not a Book Club edition, in all cases?

--

'After being turned down by numerous publishers, he decided to write for
posterity.' - George Ade

"Gnome de plume" wrote...

Is the presence of a printed-in price, on the inside of a dust jacket,
sure and CERTAIN proof that a book is not a Book Club edition, in all
cases?


No.

There are a small number of BCEs with priced jackets; most of these can be
distinguished by the book-club blind stamp.

Also, it is possible to run across examples of trade-edition jackets married
to club-edition books.

--
Jon Meyers
(To reply, lose
your way)

Gnome de plume wrote:

...that is the question! No, actually THIS is the question:

Is the presence of a printed-in price, on the inside of a dust jacket,
sure and CERTAIN proof that a book is not a Book Club edition, in all cases?

Take off the dust jacket and look on the bottom right side of cover all
bc have a little indented mark at that location. BG

Bill Grenert wrote:
Gnome de plume wrote:

...that is the question! No, actually THIS is the question:

Is the presence of a printed-in price, on the inside of a dust jacket,
sure and CERTAIN proof that a book is not a Book Club edition, in all
cases?

Take off the dust jacket and look on the bottom right side of cover all
bc have a little indented mark at that location. BG

No. Not all. Especially recent ones. That is the problem.


Francis A. Miniter