Help me Veb, or other bibliophiles

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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In a book there is a page that gives all sorts of information about the copywrite dates and printing and stuff. There is often a row of digits. (not the ISBN number but, a row of seperate digits. Like 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10)

Anyone know what those are?

-Frankie

I’m not a shrimp, I’m a King Prawn.
-Pepe the Prawn

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Printing information.

If you have the full run, including the “1,” you’ve got the first printing of the first edition. Collectable, y’know?

If the run goes “10 9 8 7 6,” it’s the sixth printing.

Warning: Some devious publishers have added a “0” to the number line, so the second printing starts with the “1,” and people seeking first prints are fooled.

Uke

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Thanks Uke! Preciate the info.

I’d love to talk to you about books if you want to email me!

-Frankie

I’m not a shrimp, I’m a King Prawn.
-Pepe the Prawn