L. J. K Setright Publisher: U.S. distribution...Date published: 1979ISBN: 9780850453256
U.S. distribution by Motorbook, 1979. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 9x8x1. Has some light general reading/shelfwear - otherwise this is a clean, tight copy. Quick dispatch from the UK.
London: Osprey Publishing, 1979. 135pp, index, num bw ills, specifications. Blue cloth in jacket. Slight edge wear to jacket, some foxing to top edge.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Small 4to.
Setright, L. J. K. Publisher: OspreyDate published: 1979Format: HardcoverISBN: 9780850453256
Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of first edition. Book and protected unclipped dust jacket are in fine--As New condition, crisp and fresh, tight binding and clean pages. 135 pp. Including index. Free of any markings, not ex-library.; 8vo 8"-9" tall.
Setright, L. J. K. Publisher: OspreyDate published: 1979ISBN: 9780850453256
London: Osprey. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1979. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0850453259 . Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of first edition. Book and protected unclipped dust jacket are in fine -- As New condition, crisp and fresh, tight binding and clean pages. 135 pp. Including index. Free of any markings, not ex-library. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
London: Osprey Publishing. Fine+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1979. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Hard Cover. 0850453259 . Osprey Auto History Series. B&W Photographs. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 135 pp .
Setright, L. J. K. Publisher: OspreyDate published: 1979Format: HardcoverISBN: 9780850453256
Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of first edition. Book and protected unclipped dust jacket are in fine--As New condition, crisp and fresh, tight binding and clean pages. 135 pp. Including index. Free of any markings, not ex-library.; 8vo 8"-9" tall.
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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"):