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Jon Meyers wrote: wrote: ...Was the price in the usual place? If so, what was it? Yes. $2.00. Then it is almost certainly not a reprint, although the fact that it is not a reprint does not prove it is a first edition, either. I have noticed that in the first half of the Twentieth century, many publishers list the printings by month, so you might have first printing, June 1926, second printing, July 1926; that sort of thing. On the other hand, other publishers did not designate the printings at all, so if the book was first printed in the year 1926, they might continue printing the same edition for a few, or many, years while only showing the date of the first printing, so that is the sort of thing you need to watch out for. Even so, it seems totally illogical to believe that a book with a two dollar printed price would be a reprint. The book was very popular, so it may have been reprinted in some later decade, but it is very unlikely that the publisher would allow the price to be reprinted along with the book. A publisher would certainly view that as the proverbial can of worms to be avoided at all costs. [memo from the upstairs office] --Jon Meyers |
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First Edition Reprints
wrote in message oups.com... [Sorry for the unintended posts on this thread. I have been doing some system re-configuring, and the changes resulted in my making some posts I had intended to cancel.] Don't apologize palmjob, those were your most lucid posts ever. Here is what I had meant to say: One thing the original poster -- and Mr. Miniter also -- left out was the question of whether or not there was any price on the respective dust jackets. Was the price in the usual place? If so, what was it? A 1926 novel priced for mass distribution would probably be priced at under three-dollars. I have seen many reprints, some with bar-code added, some without, but I have never seen an exact reprint which reproduced the original price, plainly because of the retail sales confusion that could lead to. Anyway, I think both posters could have clarified things by mentioning whether or not they were talking about d.j's with prices, with cut prices or intact with no printed prices. I am not saying that alone would resolve the question, but it is certainly key information. [from the upstairs office] wrote: Francis A. Miniter wrote: Sam wrote: A couple of years ago I purchased a copy of "Showboat" on eBay. I paid a modest amount for it and was surprised when it arrived - it was mint - tight and brand new. The dust jacket could have been printed only weeks before it seemed. It has the requisite points for a first printing, but I don't believe it as it just looks too good. I came to the conclusion that it must be one of those notorious "First Edition Reprints" where a publisher reprinted first editions with their points and flaws intact, but I have to assume, some indicator that it is not a first printing. I have scoured the book looking for anything but have found nothing (same with the dust jacket)! Where do these books identify themselves as such? Thanks...Sam Hi Sam, I take it you are referring to Edna Ferber's Showboat (Doubleday, Page & Co. 1926). I have a copy. I am not sure it is a first printing, but I can give you the information I have, though I suspect you have already got some information from BAL or a another similar source. The boards are 5 1/8 x 7 9/16. The color is a bright yellow with the title and author in black on the front cover, title up top, name at the bottom, and again on the spine - still black, both at the top with the publisher at the bottom. My copy lacks a headband. [That bothers me.] The top of the sheets may be stained a pale yellow, I am not sure. Signatures appear to be gathers of 16 sheets (32 pages). The front and back endpapers show a river port scene with the boat at the dock, a moon shining over the water and a number of people in the right side panel. The second sheet contains a printed statement to Winthrop Ames, and the reverse side lists Ferber's books to date - including Showboat - there are 13 of them. Flipping over one more page there is a two page title and copyright page layout. Some words - "Showboat", "The Time", "The Players", "The Scene" and the publisher information - are in orange, the rest in black. Copyright information - contained at the bottom on the right hand side - simply notes "Copyright 1926 by Edna Ferber". Flipping the page, the next page is blank on the left and the novel starts on the right at page numbered "1". It is 398 pages long and contains on free end sheet. None of the copies found on used.Addall.com have dust jackets. Nor does mine. Text on the page occupies 3 5/8 across by 5 3/8 top to bottom (leaving out the book title and page number). Outer margins 3/4 inch. I find no unusual printer's marks in any of the gutters. I hope that helps. Francis A. Miniter |
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