Pocket Guide to the Identification of First Editions [Paperback]

Bill McBride (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: McBride Pub; 5th edition (1995)
• ISBN-10: 0685453243
• ISBN-13: 978-0685453247
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,950,423 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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97 of 98 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars First Editions Guide, May 10, 2000

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This review is from: Pocket Guide to the Identification of First Editions (Paperback)

This book is a very necessary and handy reference for any book collector, whether novice or expert. A particular advantage to this book is the compact format for information on a wide variety of publishers.

Other books will have information about current or expected values (such as the Ahearn books, but before you get to the value determination, you will need to know whether or not you have a true first edition. That is the entire focus of this book. And, this is a true "pocket" guide in that it is compact, yet well cross-referenced. About the size of a daytimer calander.

I carry this with me on many business trips where I use it at used and rare bookshops around the country. It is comprehensive in the information, but not bulky or awkward to carry.

The first section contains information about general edition identification circumstances which will clear up a lot of confusion as to whether you have a book club edition, a second printing, or a true first - although it does not list any specifics about a particular book and the points identifying a first of the specific book. The next section is an alphabetical listing of publishers with a key to the listings (abbreviations) located in a handy spot inside the back cover.

I highly recommend this book as a "portable" resource for your book hunting trips.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Reference!, July 4, 2001

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Evelyn "pixel126" (South Bound Brook, New Jersey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pocket Guide to the Identification of First Editions (Paperback)

I can't function without this booklet. The best I've come across so far. If you're a book seller/dealer or a book collector, this is what you need to help identify First Editions. It has the Publishers'names and how to identify each Publishers'First Editions. And, small enough to carry with you everywhere. I highly recommend this booklet, the knowledge it gave me is priceless.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good resource, a little pricey, September 18, 2000

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John "John" (PHOENIX, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pocket Guide to the Identification of First Editions (Paperback)

This is a great resource if you want to try to determine if that book you've just picked up is really a first edition. I can't give it five stars however because I think that it's overpriced. It has a fairly thin paper cover and is bound with staples.