Download PDF A Pocket Guide to the Identification of First Editions Bill McBride 9780930313067 Books
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Sixth edition, revised. A handy guide to the way different publishers identify their first editions. iv , 112 pages. stiff paper wrappers.. 12mo..
Download PDF A Pocket Guide to the Identification of First Editions Bill McBride 9780930313067 Books
"I am new to collecting books. So when I purchased this book after reading wonderful reviews, as a beginner I had to have it! The book boasts listing 1000's of publisher's names and their specific designations how to tell if I am looking at a 1st edition of their printing. Before I sound negative, let me say, yes. The book can be invaluable when used correctly at spotting a 1st edition if it isn't overly difficult to begin with.
For me, the first 3-books I picked up and tried using my pocket guide; The publishers weren't even listed in the book! I mean, Go Figure, right? The guide gives you a very brief description of what a publisher's 1st edition should have to indicate if they are in fact a 1st, but I find sometimes you need more detailed information. I understand it is a pocket guide, and maybe it's great for an expert who only needs 1 or 2 indications to recognize a "True 1st Edition" but for this bone-a-fied novice, sometimes I need a little more.
That being said; I recommend this book, and I use my copy whenever I'm out book hunting. If you are like me and are just starting out? It is a must have tool until someone publishes another pocket guide with more descriptions to the affect; i.e. "later editions will have this, or will not have this, get it?"
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A Pocket Guide to the Identification of First Editions Bill McBride 9780930313067 Books Reviews
- There is nothing more aggravating to a book collector to find out that the First Edition they bought is in fact not a First Edition. Various publishers pay varying degrees of attention to identification of their First Editions and some are very laid back about it.
As there is no Industry Standard (hint, hint, BIG hint to Publishers) each has chosen different methods. Add to this the fact the various Book Club Editions sometimes use the First Edition imprints without removing the reference to First Edition and all bets are off. This leaves book collectors in a quandary as to the pedigree of their beloved First Editions.
What Bill McBride has attempted to do in this handy guide is first define what a First Edition is, and more importantly what it is not. Second and also of importance he has extensively investigated various Publishers and denoted how they treat the First Edition issue.
Much expanded from the last version issued in 2002, the 2012 issue lists 5,835 past and present English language publishers and the methods they use to identify First Editions.
As this is truly a pocket guide you can take it with you.
A great resource tool for book collectors. Recommended. - The reference guide "A Pocket Guide to the Identification of First Editions" is an excellent pocket guide for the book buyer, the book collector, and the book seller who is interested in knowing the number lines and the lettering systems used by different publishers both past and present in order to identify true first editions of books. It is small enough to take with you just about anywhere you go, which is real handy whenever you are scouting for books or just in the hunt for first edition books that are true first editions. However, a word of caution is necessary here. This is just what it says it is - a guide. If you want to actually know what makes certain first edition books valuable, or just more about the world of book selling and collecting, then this guide by itself will fail to meet your needs. There are many good books available that go into the actual details of what you should be looking for when determining the value and the grade of books. But, as a reference guide to the actual numbering and/or lettering systems used by publishers (and there are quite a few different systems used), this is an excellent resource.
- I am new to collecting books. So when I purchased this book after reading wonderful reviews, as a beginner I had to have it! The book boasts listing 1000's of publisher's names and their specific designations how to tell if I am looking at a 1st edition of their printing. Before I sound negative, let me say, yes. The book can be invaluable when used correctly at spotting a 1st edition if it isn't overly difficult to begin with.
For me, the first 3-books I picked up and tried using my pocket guide; The publishers weren't even listed in the book! I mean, Go Figure, right? The guide gives you a very brief description of what a publisher's 1st edition should have to indicate if they are in fact a 1st, but I find sometimes you need more detailed information. I understand it is a pocket guide, and maybe it's great for an expert who only needs 1 or 2 indications to recognize a "True 1st Edition" but for this bone-a-fied novice, sometimes I need a little more.
That being said; I recommend this book, and I use my copy whenever I'm out book hunting. If you are like me and are just starting out? It is a must have tool until someone publishes another pocket guide with more descriptions to the affect; i.e. "later editions will have this, or will not have this, get it? - this book had additional facts on printing I had not seen before
- The book is surprisingly small. Many of the publishers I needed to study were omitted. They were quickly found on the internet. I think a collector would be better off carrying a smart phone in their pocket.
- Indispensable
- Print is tiny
- I am a very amateur book collector, and am trying to sell a number of my collected books on Ebay. I was hoping to find some specific examples of first editions, first printings, etc.. I have a copy of Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea." From what I can find out, it is a first edition (copyright 1952 by Hemingway..Scribner seal, etc), but how do I know it was the first issue, and if it is/is not, what should I ask for it? I need a source for some answers like this. This book is exactly what a more experienced collector needs, but not a dummy like me.
