HB, pictorial boards., unpaged, col illus. Moderate rubbing to covers, inside has warm gift inscr to title page, else square & tight. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Hegg, Tom Publisher: TRISTAN PUBLISHING...Date published: 1982Format: HardcoverISBN: 9780931674082
A nephew's visit to an elderly great-aunt at Christmastime brings him memories of past holidays and the realization of how the human spirit can triumph over adversity.
Hegg, Tom Publisher: Mary Ellen...Date published: 1982Format: HardcoverISBN: 9780931674082
Cond: Very Good. Signed by author: Tom Hegg and Illustrator: Warren Hanson on the title page in dark black sharpie. No stickers on this book. Price crossed out on bottom of back cover. This edition of book was not released with a dust jacket but has a lovely cover with coated boards, a flowered spine and lovely illustrations. Stock image may not represent actual book cover art. This book makes a lovely gift. $24.00 includes Shipping.
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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"):