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Is this s 1st edition?
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i saw this on ebay.com. it states that it is a 1st edition but the description says: Published by : Scholastic Published Year: 1995 Print Edition / Impression: 5th has the number line 6 8 10 9 7 5 on copyright page (see photo) if the lowest number is 5 how can it be a 1st edition? tis |
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Yes, it could be a first edition, but it is the 5th printing of the
first edition and therefore would not be considered a first edition by most collector's. A first edition can go into many printings if there are no changes made to the text by the author/publisher. Once a change is submitted and printed, a 2nd edition results, which can also go into multiple printings, and so on. |
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Yes, it could be a first edition, but it is the 5th printing of the
first edition and therefore would not be considered a first edition by most collector's. A first edition can go into many printings if there are no changes made to the text by the author/publisher. Once a change is submitted and printed, a 2nd edition results, which can also go into multiple printings, and so on. |
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There can be multiple printings within a first edition, I gather, and
some eBayers take advantage of that. The headline will say "first edition," with the clarifying printing information somewhere in the listing itself. It strikes me as dishonest, but you have to look and look and look again before you bid. |
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It strikes me as dishonest, but you have to look and look and look again before you bid. The auction in question seems perfectly honest to me. The seller is very clear that the book is a 5th printing of the 1st edition. Maybe if book buyers spent even the slightest time learning the terms of book collecting/selling, there wouldn't be inane questions like the one that started this thread. -- Bob Finnan http://bobfinnan.com |
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The auction in question seems perfectly honest to me.
The seller is very clear that the book is a 5th printing of the 1st edition. Yes, this material is clear enough, but I'm assuming that the actual listing (which none of us have seen) is headed "first edition" (going by the original poster's question, which suggests that this is indeed what happened--what the OP has copied doesn't say "first edition" at all). Then, when you go inside, the full information is given. If the listing were headed "fifth printing," I'll bet fewer people would ever open it. That's what I'm suggesting is less than honest... |
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Hi,
here is the original ebay link http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...tem=6946446270 on top it says: Special Attributes : 1st Edition which was what led me to the link because I was looking for a 1st edition. my information says that a 1st edition should have the No. 1 on the line information part 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 .... thanks again. |
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Wildwood wrote:
, we accidentally replaced your heart with a baked potato. You have about three seconds to live. Hi, here is the original ebay link http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...tem=6946446270 on top it says: Special Attributes : 1st Edition Which was truthful... which was what led me to the link because I was looking for a 1st edition. And you found one... just not the one you were looking for. ;-) Bill From The Antique Traders Book Collector's Price Guide. Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2003. "So, when you say, 'first edition' you are basically talking about the first appearance of a piece of writing in book form. Ideally, you want the first printing, the first state, complete as it was issued (with errata slips, dust jacket etc.) This is important to the collector in the same way an original painting is important to an art collector. It represents the first appearance in the real world of the piece of writing." Francis A. Miniter |
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Hi,
So to go back to the original question of the poster - Is a 5th Printing of a 1st Edition considered a 1st Edition? I usually collect books that say "First Edition" together with the complete number line - "1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10" This to me is a TRUE 1st Edition. A 5th Printing of a 1st Edition is not a 1st Edition for me. Argue all you want but I think this is not the same as a complete number line. So please try to answer the poster's question before you insult his knowledge. Because I think even the so called experts here were once also novice. |
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