Blorgon scum Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 On 5/31/2022 at 12:51 AM, asimovpulps said: Amazing find and such a cool piece of history! This is the 5th printing of the First Edition, which is still quite a great book to have especially with the original dust jacket. Definitely worth quite a bit more than you paid Here's a great resource showing how to identify the first 9 printings. http://www.jacurutu.com/viewtopic.php?p=100746#p100746. Easiest way to note yours is the string of numbers "567890" with the first number indicating 5th. Hope that helps! Thanks for the information. I tried looking at booksellers listings and the photos they provided to see I could match any. asimovpulps 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blorgon scum Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 I have looked at the website and the price for the fifth edition is $7.95 on the cover flap. Mine is $5.95. What a strange history for this book. asimovpulps and jimjum12 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Book Guy Posted June 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2022 On 5/30/2022 at 5:25 PM, Blorgon scum said: Picture of the boards. I've had this printing before. Below are pics of the First. It's curious that this copy had a $5.95 price, but I seem to remember that from the 5th Printing copy I had as well. Note the 4th photo from the jacket rear flap. After some point, the address or company name changed here. Maybe they added a zip code-I don't remember. Anyway, I seem to remember that something changed. If your jacket is identical, they either used the original jacket image when reprinting this printing, or they had some old First Printing jackets lying around and just used them. I've seen that happen a couple of other times with books that had distinctive 1st impression jackets where the jacket appeared on later printings. The best example I've encountered was an 8th Printing of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD that had the 1st jacket on it. Probably it was released into the wild that way by the publisher. That was quite a find and I sold the jacket alone for a lot of money! The First Printings were in blue cloth as shown. The 2nd Printing (stated as such) was also in blue cloth. When they changed to red boards, I don't know. OtherEric, asimovpulps, jimjum12 and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blorgon scum Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 On 5/31/2022 at 11:35 PM, Book Guy said: I've had this printing before. Below are pics of the First. It's curious that this copy had a $5.95 price, but I seem to remember that from the 5th Printing copy I had as well. Note the 4th photo from the jacket rear flap. After some point, the address or company name changed here. Maybe they added a zip code-I don't remember. Anyway, I seem to remember that something changed. If your jacket is identical, they either used the original jacket image when reprinting this printing, or they had some old First Printing jackets lying around and just used them. I've seen that happen a couple of other times with books that had distinctive 1st impression jackets where the jacket appeared on later printings. The best example I've encountered was an 8th Printing of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD that had the 1st jacket on it. Probably it was released into the wild that way by the publisher. That was quite a find and I sold the jacket alone for a lot of money! The First Printings were in blue cloth as shown. The 2nd Printing (stated as such) was also in blue cloth. When they changed to red boards, I don't know. The address of The Chilton Company is different than the original on the back flap. This was so cool to see a signed first edition of Dune. Do you own different printings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Book Guy Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 I don't have any later printings, but I've seen and sold them. asimovpulps and Blorgon scum 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asimovpulps Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 On 5/31/2022 at 8:35 PM, Book Guy said: are pics of the First Absolutely incredible book! Best I have is a jacketless 4th printing right now.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Number 6 Posted July 9, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 9, 2022 (edited) Got this in the mail today, haven’t added anything to my “nice” first edition collection in awhile. Seller said there was “light scuffing” on the back of the jacket. Don’t see anything that looks like scuffing…but there’s definitely a bunch of foxing spots that weren’t mentioned. Still, the titles on the spine of jacket are white, most copies I see they’ve turned tan. Edited July 9, 2022 by Number 6 Pat Calhoun, jimjum12, Bookery and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Book Guy Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 The First of the modern British 'Disaster Novels'! I read it decades ago and liked it. The American First is common (as NO BLADE OF GRASS), but the UK edition doesn't cross the Atlantic much. A great copy BTW! Number 6 and jimjum12 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number 6 Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Just got this in the mail today. Picked it up for a reading copy but it’s in pretty nice condition, spine isn’t faded, unclipped and a first edition, very reasonably priced too. Unfortunately, while the seller wrapped in a bunch of bubble wrap, he didn’t pack in a box so now it has an nice impact ding along the bottom of the boards. Not a biggie for a reading copy, but kind of shame as it could have been slightly better. Pat Calhoun, Blorgon scum and Book Guy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted April 4 Author Share Posted April 4 (edited) This one here is kind of cool ... it is illustrated by Howard B.W.S. Pyle and written by his wife. The calfskin half binding is often deteriorated almost completely away. Just think, if you wanted some entertainment back then, other than the TV or Radio, you could read. Wait, they didn't have TV and Radio in 1887... unless you were off-planet. GOD BLESS ... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) Edited Monday at 12:43 PM by jimjum12 Pat Calhoun, tth2, Sarg and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Number 6 Posted April 5 Popular Post Share Posted April 5 Picked these up recently. Not in the best shape, but I got them mainly for reading and they are both first editions/first printings. Mists of Dawn is Oliver’s first book too. Thought the Schomburg jacket art might be of interest here. OtherEric, jimjum12, Pat Calhoun and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted April 9 Author Share Posted April 9 This one has an air of coolness and is the 1st English translation. GOD BLESS ... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) Pat Calhoun, Surfing Alien, OtherEric and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jimjum12 Posted April 11 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 11 And sometimes they come sporting a fine stylish dust jacket GOD BLESS ... -jimbo(a friend of jesus OtherEric, Pat Calhoun, Number 6 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted Saturday at 08:39 PM Author Share Posted Saturday at 08:39 PM This one is not rare or valuable, except to me. It is, however, a 1st Edition. I snagged it, brand new, at the DAV Thrift Store, one of my favorite of all charities. It was a fantastic read, just as the inner leaf promised. I've yet to see the movie, but will. GOD BLESS ,,, -jimbo(a friend of jesus) OtherEric and tth2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted Saturday at 09:11 PM Author Share Posted Saturday at 09:11 PM Cool cover and pretty sturdy condition. GOD BLESS ... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) OtherEric, Pat Calhoun, tth2 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Calhoun Posted Saturday at 10:21 PM Share Posted Saturday at 10:21 PM one of the greatest SF novels tth2, jimjum12 and OtherEric 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted Saturday at 10:29 PM Share Posted Saturday at 10:29 PM jimjum12, tth2, Darwination and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
