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First Printing
referenced by:
McBride's Pocket Guide

 "First Printing of the 1st Edition" as indicated by:
Pocket Guide to the Identification of First Editions
by Bill McBride

A 100-page easy-to-carry booklet. Typical first edition clues for 3600 large and small publishers are listed.

You will find the best price on the new 6th Edition and other fine portable references at the McBride/Publisher website.

First Printing
referenced by:
Zempel and Verkler

 "First Printing of the 1st Edition" as indicated by:
First Editions: A Guide to Identification
by Edward N Zempel and Linda A. Verkler (Editors)

Zempel and Verkler have collected statements from some 1700 20th-century publishers of English-language books indicating current practices and earlier methods for identifying first editions as far back as 1928. 

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First Printing
referenced by:
BAL
Blanck, Jacob BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE. SET
Nine volumes, the complete set. New Castle Oak Knoll Press 2003 small 4to. cloth. thousands of pages
Reprint of the complete set with a new introduction by Michael Winship. A necessary reference set for any student of American literature. This set is being brought back in print with the permission of the Bibliographical Society of America.

To order, visit the Oak Knoll Press website.
 

First Printing
reference:
Other Standard Reference

 "First Printing of the 1st Edition" as indicated by:
Other Standard Reference.

There are other accepted first edition identification guides that can be referenced to indicate first printings.  Use this icon and put the complete reference in your description.

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