Hutchinson & Co, 1961. Book. Good. hardback. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, grey clot, gilt titles to spine. A tightly bound copy with some light foxing to the closed page edges, the pictorial dust jacket is complete but foxed and is now protected in a non-adhesive archival film sleeve, vignette title page, 192pp.
hardback, octavo, grey cloth, gilt titles to spine. A tightly bound copy with some light foxing to the closed page edges, the pictorial dust jacket is complete but foxed and is now protected in a non-adhesive archival film sleeve, vignette title page, 192pp
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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.