ZWEIG, STEFAN Publisher: The Viking...Date published: 1939
New York: The Viking Press, 1939. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Gilt lettered blue cloth in price clipped dust jacket. Top stain red. This copy signed by the author in his recognizable signature on the front endpaper. Some darkening to top edge of dj. and wear to extremities. This book has become uncommon of late and a copy in this sharp condition signed by Zweig is truly rare..
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Letter line: A letter line is a convention occasionally used by publishers to denote the printing of a particular book. It is generally located on the copyright page and consists of a sequence of letters, the lowest alphabetically of which generally indicates the number of the printing (for example, "A" indicates a 1st printing, "B" a second printing, "C" a third printing, etc.).
Below is a letter line from Harvill Press, in this case indicating a first printing:
For more information on similar conventions used to identify printings, see also number lines.