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To Kill a Mockingbird - More than one BCE?
Six years ago, Jeff Armstrong posted the following list of points of comparison
for a regular edition and a BCE. "I have a copy of the first edition and one of the BC's as well. I would be glad to give you as much as I can, but I'm afraid I have no idea what "detentions" are ... help me out. "Please forgive me if I don't use all the proper terminology as I'm still learning ... "FE = First Edition BC = Book Club (I can only describe the one I have, I'm sure there are others) "The Cover: FE: brown boards with green cloth spine overlapping 1 1/2" front and back covers (half bound?) BC: Putty boards with black overlapping binding "Printing on Spine: (no printing on front or back covers for either) FE: Difficult to tell with the printing being on the green cloth but it appears to be Brown BC: White "Dimensions: (is that what you meant?) FE: 8 3/16 x 5 1/2 x 1 1/4 BC: 8 1/2 x 5 7/8 x 13/16 "Copyright page: FE: COPYRIGHT (SYMBOL) 1960 BY HARPER LEE / PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOG CARD NUMBER 60-7847 / FIRST EDITION BC: COPYRIGHT (SYMBOL) 1960 BY HARPER LEE / PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA "Pages: FE: 296 BC: 255 "Dust Jackets: Outside jackets are identical except for the dimensions. FE: Blurb at the top of the front flap is green, price on lower right corner is $3.95 BC: Blurb is black, where price should be it states BOOK CLUB / EDITION FE: Back Flap bottom states: J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY / Philadelphia New York BC: Back Flap bottom states: Printed in the U.S.A. " I have a friend who has a copy that is green cloth (faded to light blue) on taupe boards, 296 pages, 8.25" high, taupe printing on spine, states "twentythird impression" on copyright page, and yet has an indentation on the back cover. To make matters worse, the dust jacket says "tenth printing". Is this a book club edition? And if so, which BCE came first, the one just described or the one described by Jeff Armstrong? Francis A. Miniter |
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"Francis A. Miniter" wrote...
I have a friend who has a copy that is green cloth (faded to light blue) on taupe boards, 296 pages, 8.25" high, taupe printing on spine, states "twentythird impression" on copyright page, and yet has an indentation on the back cover. To make matters worse, the dust jacket says "tenth printing". Is this a book club edition? And if so, which BCE came first, the one just described or the one described by Jeff Armstrong? TKaM has undoubtedly been issued by more than one book club--BOMC and Literary Guild, almost certainly, and perhaps others. And it has also gone through many BC printings--you can probably still get one as an Alternate Selection or whatever it's called when you don't by the main BOM. Different clubs would have different versions, and there could be differences from printing to printing. As for priority among BCEs, I couldn't say. The only BC version of TKaM that has any interest as other than as a reading copy is the very earliest one, with the Truman Capote photo of the author on the back panel of the dj. -- Jon Meyers (To reply, lose your way) |
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Jon Meyers wrote:
"Francis A. Miniter" wrote... I have a friend who has a copy that is green cloth (faded to light blue) on taupe boards, 296 pages, 8.25" high, taupe printing on spine, states "twentythird impression" on copyright page, and yet has an indentation on the back cover. To make matters worse, the dust jacket says "tenth printing". Is this a book club edition? And if so, which BCE came first, the one just described or the one described by Jeff Armstrong? TKaM has undoubtedly been issued by more than one book club--BOMC and Literary Guild, almost certainly, and perhaps others. And it has also gone through many BC printings--you can probably still get one as an Alternate Selection or whatever it's called when you don't by the main BOM. Different clubs would have different versions, and there could be differences from printing to printing. As for priority among BCEs, I couldn't say. The only BC version of TKaM that has any interest as other than as a reading copy is the very earliest one, with the Truman Capote photo of the author on the back panel of the dj. Hi Jon, I know about that one. I have a copy myself with dust jacket. It is 255 pages, 8.5 inches high, has black quarter cloth, etc. What my friend has seems to be a regular (23rd I think) printing run of the regular first edition, 296 pages, 8.25 inches high, but which also has an indentation in the back cover. What I want to know is this: were any book club editions issued in the format of the original book? Francis A. Miniter |
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Francis A. Miniter wrote:
Jon Meyers wrote: "Francis A. Miniter" wrote... I have a friend who has a copy that is green cloth (faded to light blue) on taupe boards, 296 pages, 8.25" high, taupe printing on spine, states "twentythird impression" on copyright page, and yet has an indentation on the back cover. To make matters worse, the dust jacket says "tenth printing". Is this a book club edition? And if so, which BCE came first, the one just described or the one described by Jeff Armstrong? TKaM has undoubtedly been issued by more than one book club--BOMC and Literary Guild, almost certainly, and perhaps others. And it has also gone through many BC printings--you can probably still get one as an Alternate Selection or whatever it's called when you don't by the main BOM. Different clubs would have different versions, and there could be differences from printing to printing. As for priority among BCEs, I couldn't say. The only BC version of TKaM that has any interest as other than as a reading copy is the very earliest one, with the Truman Capote photo of the author on the back panel of the dj. Hi Jon, I know about that one. I have a copy myself with dust jacket. It is 255 pages, 8.5 inches high, has black quarter cloth, etc. What my friend has seems to be a regular (23rd I think) printing run of the regular first edition, 296 pages, 8.25 inches high, but which also has an indentation in the back cover. What I want to know is this: were any book club editions issued in the format of the original book? Francis A. Miniter Bit more information after seeing the book. The dot on the back cover is taupe colored, just like the print on the spine. Other than the presence of the dot, the book looks just like my 17th impression copy. The dust jacket, which may not go with the book in any case, appears to be a proper 8.25" cover (but could I suppose have been cut down from 8.5"), has a diagonal cut at the lower inside fold of the front cover (where BCE designations are often found) , does not have a photograph on the back, and the green-printed blurb on the upper inside of the dust jacket front cover is not by Truman Capote. Francis A. Miniter |
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