Man's Fight to Fly: Famous World-Record Flights and a Chronology of Aviation (Signed)
Heinmuller, John P. V. Publisher: Funk &...Date published: 1944Format: Hardcover
Hardcover in blue boards with bright gilt title on front. No dust jacket. 4to. SIGNED by author. One of a Collector's numbered limited edition, this copy #A360, inscribed on limitation page to Mr. H. E. Linden. Foreword by Eddie Rickenbacker. John P. V. Heinmuller (1892-1960), the Swiss president of Longines-Wittenauer Watch Company, was an aero-philatelist and historian of manned flight, a friend to zeppelin designers and captains and to Charles Lindbergh. "Man's Fight to Fly" was called "the foremost handbook of aviation records and aero-philatelic information. " Very slight softening to top of spine, else crisp and clean and fresh. Designed and illustrated by Adolphe Bernasconi. 366 pp. Including index. Heavy--may require additional postage if shipped other than domestic media mail.
Man's Fight to Fly: Famous World-Record Flights and a Chronology of Aviation (Signed)
Heinmuller, John P. V. Publisher: Funk &...Date published: 1944Format: Hardcover
Hardcover in blue boards with bright gilt title on front. No dust jacket. 4to. SIGNED by author. One of a Collector's numbered limited edition, this copy #A360, inscribed on limitation page to Mr. H. E. Linden. Foreword by Eddie Rickenbacker. John P. V. Heinmuller (1892-1960), the Swiss president of Longines-Wittenauer Watch Company, was an aero-philatelist and historian of manned flight, a friend to zeppelin designers and captains and to Charles Lindbergh. "Man's Fight to Fly" was called "the foremost handbook of aviation records and aero-philatelic information. " Very slight softening to top of spine, else crisp and clean and fresh. Designed and illustrated by Adolphe Bernasconi. 366 pp. Including index. Heavy--may require additional postage if shipped other than domestic media mail.
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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"):