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Old December 23rd 04, 06:48 PM
visualweasel
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Hi everyone. I have a copy of Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code". The
copyright page states FIRST EDITION, APRIL 2003, and has the full
numberline, just like the true first printing should. It also has both
well-known first printing mistakes ("skitoma" and "Lyon"). But here's the
weird part. The book is smaller in size and the dust jacket has no price
-- both of which would suggest BCE, although the the jacket doesn't *say*
BCE, nor is there any indent on the back board. Opinions? Does anyone
positively know whether this is a BCE or whether it's not? Thanks!

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Old December 23rd 04, 08:00 PM
Dick Stephens
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"visualweasel" wrote in message
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Hi everyone. I have a copy of Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code". The
copyright page states FIRST EDITION, APRIL 2003, and has the full
numberline, just like the true first printing should. It also has both
well-known first printing mistakes ("skitoma" and "Lyon"). But here's the
weird part. The book is smaller in size and the dust jacket has no price
-- both of which would suggest BCE, although the the jacket doesn't *say*
BCE, nor is there any indent on the back board. Opinions? Does anyone
positively know whether this is a BCE or whether it's not? Thanks!


The size of the book and the absence of a DJ price are positive indicators
this is a BCE. Most of the BCEs I've heard of have the number line, etc.

Dick Stephens


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Old December 23rd 04, 10:54 PM
Jon Meyers
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"visualweasel" wrote...
-- both of which would suggest BCE, although the the jacket doesn't *say*
BCE, nor is there any indent on the back board.


BOMC stopped putting the "Book club edition" statement on the dustjacket
maybe 20-some years ago, and they also stopped blind-stamping several years
back.


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