How to identify 'True Firsts"?

Hi,

In which way can you identify what is the 'true first' of a edition.

I collect Bookers and this is often an issue as the UK edition is often
trumped by an Australian/Canadian edition.

The question arose as I was thinking of this year's Pulitzer and the fact
that it is an Australian
with dual citizenship in the US. I assume the 'true first' is the US 2005
but I actually have no evidence for that. Or that there wasn't a small
Australian run which has happened in the case of Peter Carey when he has won
Bookers notwithstanding that the true firsts were Australian editions from
the University of Queensland press.

So is there a definitive web esource listing publishing order?

Cheers
EdenR

Eden R wrote:
Hi,

In which way can you identify what is the 'true first' of a edition.

I collect Bookers and this is often an issue as the UK edition is often
trumped by an Australian/Canadian edition.

The question arose as I was thinking of this year's Pulitzer and the fact
that it is an Australian
with dual citizenship in the US. I assume the 'true first' is the US 2005
but I actually have no evidence for that. Or that there wasn't a small
Australian run which has happened in the case of Peter Carey when he has won
Bookers notwithstanding that the true firsts were Australian editions from
the University of Queensland press.

So is there a definitive web esource listing publishing order?

Cheers
EdenR

EdenR

THE most definitive source is a detailed bibliography for a given
author. Beyond that there are reference books, and actually I like to
do a search on the internet and if more than one dealer mentions a
"point" which determines a first, I go with that. Beyond that there
are very general principles you can look at for each publisher and know
that they differ from publisher to publisher. There are many guides,
books on book collecting which identify these points. But at times it
can be a very difficult and tricky proposition.
Rick

Eden R wrote:
Hi,

In which way can you identify what is the 'true first' of a edition.

I collect Bookers and this is often an issue as the UK edition is often
trumped by an Australian/Canadian edition.

The question arose as I was thinking of this year's Pulitzer and the fact
that it is an Australian
with dual citizenship in the US. I assume the 'true first' is the US 2005
but I actually have no evidence for that. Or that there wasn't a small
Australian run which has happened in the case of Peter Carey when he has won
Bookers notwithstanding that the true firsts were Australian editions from
the University of Queensland press.

So is there a definitive web esource listing publishing order?

Cheers
EdenR


If you have the ISBN, use xisbn to get all the relevant ISBNs and then use
amazon (or worldcatlibraries.org) to get the exact publishing date for each
ISBN. THe earliest one is probably your true first.

I am planning on starting http://ww.ibookdb.net/ (in a few months, latest by
early next year) where I will automatically carry out this entire process. You
can register there to know when the site will be starting out.

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"SD" wrote in message
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I am planning on starting http://ww.ibookdb.net/ (in a few months, latest
by
early next year) where I will automatically carry out this entire process.
You
can register there to know when the site will be starting out.

youve been asked not to spam this ng 3 times now, you ****ing retard.
can't you read or something ?


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one thing you've made a right jackass out of Adumbs anyway, LOL!

JS
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one thing you've made a right jackass out of Adumbs anyway, LOL!

whatever that means, you're in my killfile.

"Jack Sheilds" wrote in message
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"SD" wrote in message
...

I am planning on starting http://ww.ibookdb.net/ (in a few months, latest
by
early next year) where I will automatically carry out this entire
process.
You
can register there to know when the site will be starting out.

youve been asked not to spam this ng 3 times now, you ****ing retard.
can't you read or something ?

I hardly consider spam someone promoting the exact book collecting
utility
I asked about.

EdenR

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Manage your book collection online at http://www.parchayi.net/bookshelf


one thing you've made a right jackass out of Adumbs anyway, LOL!

JS
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