The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure
Goldman, William Publisher: Harcourt, Brace...Date published: 1973Format: HardcoverISBN: 9780151730858
Size: 6x0x9; SIGNED FIRST EDITION. First printing with full letter line on copyright page and statement of "First Edition." Signed by William Goldman on the page facing the title page in green ink, inscribed to former owner and dated April 11, 1988. Grayish cloth with red and black spine lettering. Very Good with slight musty smell, lean to spine, slight foxing to fore edge, in a Very Good dust jacket with a tear at the top of the spine panel, wear at tips, two pieces of tape on verso, unclipped ($7.00). A sought-after first edition that inspired the classic Robe Reiner film.
The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure
Goldman, William Publisher: Harcourt, Brace...Date published: 1973Format: HardcoverISBN: 9780151730858
Size: 6x0x9; SIGNED FIRST EDITION. First printing with full letter line on copyright page and statement of "First Edition." Signed by William Goldman on the page facing the title page in green ink, inscribed to former owner and dated April 11, 1988. Grayish cloth with red and black spine lettering. Very Good with slight musty smell, lean to spine, slight foxing to fore edge, in a Very Good dust jacket with a tear at the top of the spine panel, wear at tips, two pieces of tape on verso, unclipped ($7.00). A sought-after first edition that inspired the classic Robe Reiner film.
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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.