Watership Down - First Illustrated Edition in slip-case
Richard Adams
Publisher: KestrelDate published: 1976
Kestrel, 1976. A first edition, first printing published by Kestrel in 1976. A near fine book without inscriptions, beautifully illustrated by John Lawrence. No foxing, small thin stain to the foot of the front board. In a very good clipped wrapper with a little wear to the corners and spine tips. In a very good slipcase. Becoming scarce.
Watership Down - First Illustrated Edition - SIGNED by the Author
Adams, Richard:
Publisher: Kestrel /...Date published: 1976
London: Kestrel / Penguin, 1976. A first edition, first printing of 'Watership Down' by Richard Adams published by Kestrel Books in 1976. A near fine book inscribed by the author 'To Bobby and Paul/in gratitude and friendship/Richard' to the rear of the half-title. In a near fine unclipped wrapper with the illustrated slip case. Rare signed and the first time we have seen the Author signed simply as 'Richard', suggesting the inscribees were close friends.
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number line:A series of numbers appearing on the copyright page of a book, where the lowest number generally indicates the printing of that particular copy (e.g., a "1" would mean a first printing, and a "29" would indicate a 29th printing).
The following example is of a book that is in its 4th printing from Citadel Press. Note that despite the apparent declaration of "First printing 1997" the number line indicates the actual printing.
Often, the number line does not appear in sequence, as shown below in this first printing from Macmillan. However, the lowest number still indicates the printing:
There may also be times when a number line also contains intended years of publication as well as printings. This number line, for example, describes a first printing, published in 1989 by Harper & Row:
Random House is a notable exception, where for a period of several decades a first printing was indicated with a number line that began with "2", often accompanied by the words "First Edition".
Still other times, publishers may choose to use a letter line rather than a number line, as here shown in a first printing from Harvill Press (the "A" being indicative, rather than a "1"):