How To Tell If A Little Golden Book Is A First Edition

Generally Little Golden Books have the initial publishing date printed on the copyright page so if the edition you have was published in 1942 but reprinted in 1992 it would still say 1942. The oldest books have printings listed in front such as.

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Black you probably dont have a first edition.

How to tell if a little golden book is a first edition. According to Santis website if the letter A precedes a Roman numeral the book is a first edition. But there are ways to know if you have a first edition. 56 rows The Lively Little Rabbit.

In golden books copyright dates to not help to determine edition. The next books the A determined the first edition. The details are important.

A hardcover book published in 1958 by Viking isnt the same as a reprint published by Penguin in 1963. Janet Sebring LoweryTibor Gergely. You may have been told that you have a first printing if the copyright is in the name of Joanne Rowling but thats not true.

Little Golden Books did not adopt a number line until 2001 so identifying an early first edition can be complicated. If it shows obvious wear it wont sell for the same price as a copy in fine condition. This will fluctuate depending on the publishing house but most publishers will designate that a book is a first edition on the copyright page.

The Golden Book of Flowers. When trying to determine whether you own a first edition one clue to look for is a letter hidden in the lower right corner of the last page. With the dust jacket add up to 75 to value depending on condition of dust jacket.

To determine a Golden Book edition try the following. Click on number to view image. If your book has a blue spine it was published between 1942 and 1947 and the edition number will be on the first or second page.

The letter A before the Roman numeral shows a first edition. Three Little Kittens Bedtime Stories Mother Goose Prayers for Children The Little Red Hen Nursery Songs The Alphabet from A to Z The Poky Little Puppy The Golden Book of Fairy Tales. For instance if your copy has 20 19 18 17 its a less valuable seventeenth printing First edition number line.

13 rows Values for the first 12 books depends on condition and whether or not the dust jacket is with the book. My first book of Bible Stories. The first advertisement announcing Little Golden Books appears in Publishers Weekly September 19 1942.

To shed a little more light the first time a publisher releases a new book all copies of that book that are printed without major changes can be considered a first edition. If the copyright page tells you that the book is a first edition from William Morrow and Company but the spine of the book tells you that it was published by Walter J. If your copy is a 3rd printing or a book club edition it wont have the same value as a first edition.

Little Golden Books is a popular series of childrens books. The first 12 titles were published October 1 1942. Look at the bottom of the title page.

Some books have the edition listed or there might be a series of letters with the letter farthest. However just because you see those words doesnt mean youve got. How do I determine the edition of my book.

Typically the reprint house would label the tail of the spine with their company name. How to Determine Whether Your Little Golden Book is a First Edition. Little Golden Books premiered with 12 titles all published in September 1942.

Mary Ann WaltonEmmy Ferand. A day in the jungle. Below are some interesting facts about Little Golden Books.

The majority of booksellers and collectors want the true first edition - the edition of the book that supersedes all other editions chronologically - and sometimes detective work is required to identify the true first. In addition books from this time period without a Roman numeral are from the first printing of that edition. All 12 titles were priced at 25 cents each.

As there were several printings of the first 12 books this guide will value only the 1st 1st editions. The lowest figure in the print line indicates the printing. Vintage 1960 Little Golden Book Huckleberry Hound and the Christmas Sleigh Pat Cherr.

If the initial print run of this first edition sells out and the publisher decides to produce a subsequent printing with the same typeset the book would be described as a first edition second printing. Sometimes you have to pull the back cover up a bit to spy the letter. If there are two or more books described as a first edition then a collector will want to know which one is superior.

Look for the Words First Edition on the Copyright Page. The copyright usually means the copyright of the story not the book. Little Golden Books printed after 1991 use Roman numerals to show the printing date.

All 12 were hardcover and 42 pages. The letter R means its. First printing Nov1942 with other printings also listed.

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