The Home of Mankind. The Story of the World We Live In. Written and Pictured by the author.
Van Loon, Hendrik Willem:
Publisher: London -...Date published: 1933Format: Hardcover
506 S. OLwd. EA. In engl. Sprache. Mit eighd. Skizze und Signatur, dat. 16/7 XXXIII. - Exlibris a. V., V. etw. leimschattig, Ebd. leicht berieben u. fleckig, Gelenke etw. gelockert, leichte Gbrsp. - First Impression. With a scetch and dated signature by the author 16/ 7 XXXIII. - Exlibris on endpaper, endpaper a little spotty due to the glue, cover slightly rubbed and spotty, hinges a little loose, some signs of use. - van Loon, (1882 - 1944), war 1902 in die USA eingewandert und studierte in Harvard und Cornell. 1905 ging er als Zeitungskorrespondent nach Russland und berichtete über die Revolution. 1911 machte er an der Universität München seinen Doktor. Eine Zeitlang berichtete er aus Belgien, bevor er 1915 zurückging und an der Cornell unterrichtete. Er half u. a. Carl Zuckmayer in der Immigration. (nach Zitat). Sprache: englisch.
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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"):