posted on February 4, 2002 01:09:24 PM
With the absence of the words "first edition" is there any other code that can help me decipher if my book is a first edition?
Author: Mary Higgins Clark
Copyright: 1991
Title: Love Music, Loves to Dance
ISBN 0-671-67364-5
Other numbers on the page:
PS 3553.L287L6
91-10757
813'.54 dc20
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
I know, it's MHC and they are a dime a dozen but it is a signed copy. I would assume that a signed first edition is worth more.
posted on February 4, 2002 01:14:34 PM
a dime a dozen? I happen to like MHC books and would gladly pay a quarter for a dozen. Just kidding..although I have read most her her books and they're page turners if you ask me.
posted on February 4, 2002 03:44:21 PM
It appears to be a first edition. The "number line" gives it away - if the number 1 appears in that line, that generally indicates a first edition. Likewise, some books have a "letter line" where the presence of the letter A indicates a first edition.
posted on February 4, 2002 04:27:52 PMkatmommy: Many of the authors I like are a dime a dozen, so I know what you mean.
holdenrex: Thanks for your help! A friend gave me two boxes of books this weekend and this was in it. Nothing to lose but the listing fees but I wanted to make sure I listed it in the correct category.
posted on February 5, 2002 02:41:33 AM
I have found some comprehensive resources on the WWW that reveal how each publisher indicates First and subsequent printings and editions. Unfortunately, I can't find the link to whatever the resource is (was). It might have been Bibliofind before Amazon gobbled it up. Luckily I downloaded the file and if you want, I can email it to you (or to anyone else) - just don't sell it because it is probably someone else's "intellectual property". Send me an email ([email protected]) and I'll share with you.
There is a helpful glossary of book terms available at Alibris (www.alibris.com). And of course, a Google search might turn up a few others.
posted on February 5, 2002 05:12:01 AM
You have a first, and depending on condition is valued in the $25-$50 range. The most obvious category to list it in would be First Editions>Signed>Fiction, but it may behoove you to list in the Fiction>Mystery category to reach your largest audience. Collector's would most likely find you through a search for "signed". Then again, you could cover all your bases by listing in two categories.
