Fox, Paula Publisher: Bradbury PrDate published: 1974Format: HardcoverISBN: 9780878880621
Hardcover. First Edition/Third Printing. Very Good condition in Very Good unclipped dust jacket ("1974 winner" written in ink on inside front board). INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR: "For Greg Choncaff, From Pamela Fox" on first blank fly leaf. Winner of 1974 Newbery Medal.
Fox, Paula Publisher: Bradbury Press,...Date published: 1974Format: SoftcoverISBN: 9780878880621
Some rubbing and edgewear, DJ has yellowing, fading on spine, minor tearing and chipping. Text has foxing on edges, interior has yellowed but remains tight in binding with no ownership markings. Signed on title page. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
THE SLAVE DANCER (SIGNED 2ND PRT- 1975 NEWBERY MEDAL)
Fox, Paula Publisher: Bradbury, NYDate published: 1973Format: HardcoverISBN: 9780878880621
1974 Newbery Medal winner. 1ST ED, 2ND PRT, 1974. MEDAL ON DJ (and original $6.95 price). SIGNED/INSCRIBED: "FOR HELEN, PAULA FOX, APRIL 1991". Author died in 2017. "Jessie Bollier was thirteen when he was kidnapped, bound in canvas, and carried across the ocean to the coast of Africa. This is Jessie's story of his voyage". DJ has faint wear, otherwise fine. Book's top edge has tiny spot. A lovely copy! ALA 1974 AWARDS PAMPHLET "LAID-IN".
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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"):