No DJ as issued (a little venting)

I just spent a fair amount of time trying to price a book without a dust
jacket. It took me nearly half an hour to confirm my suspicion that it was
issued without one. I dont know where the custom of printing "First Edition"
on the copyright page came from, but I'd bet collectors had a hand in it.
Maybe if we all threw a big ol' hissy fit, they'd start printing "No DJ, as
Issued." Just a thought.

I agree. I was only griping about the time it took.

--Mark
"John A. Stovall" wrote in message
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On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 00:15:03 GMT, "Mark"
wrote:

I just spent a fair amount of time trying to price a book without a dust
jacket. It took me nearly half an hour to confirm my suspicion that it
was
issued without one. I dont know where the custom of printing "First
Edition"
on the copyright page came from, but I'd bet collectors had a hand in it.
Maybe if we all threw a big ol' hissy fit, they'd start printing "No DJ,
as
Issued." Just a thought.


Why? It's little things like that which make collecting interesting.
Researching and learning about such is half the fun.

Also for you as a seller, it forces you to learn the finer points of
the trade.

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