HarperCollins, 2017. Book. Illus. by Donna Diamond. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Later Printing. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by author on bookplate (The Keene State College Children's Literature Festival) on front endpaper, otherwise unmarked, clean, bright and tight copy in clean and bright dust jacket. Gold Newbery Medal pasted on front of dust jacket. Last date on copyright page is 1977.
Crowell. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1977. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0690013590 . A presentation copy of Bridge to Terabithia given to local Baltimore author Colby Rodowsky by Katherine Paterson. The book is inscribed by Paterson on the title page and is dated the year of publication. The inscription reads, "For Colby Rodowsky - I'm so glad to get to know you - Best wishes - Katherine Paterson - 12/8/77". This was Colby Rodowsky's personal copy and is signed by her on the front endpaper. First printings of Bridge to Terabithia are scarce as there were only 7000 copies printed. The book and dust jacket both have rubbing and toning overall. The book has a moderate lean and bumps to the spine ends. Binding is tight and the interior pages are unmarked. Dust jacket shows minor wear to edges and corners, small chips to the spine ends, and a few small closed tears to the edges. Dust jacket is wraped in protective mylar. No metallic sticker to the front. Photos upon request. International shipping billed at cost.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 192 pages; Signed by Author .
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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"):