Reading the Reprintings: the Printer’s Side
Diving into the history and details of book printing across different editions, with a focus on the first editions. You also learn how to read the printing run and edition markings in books.
Originally published in 2021.
First editions get all the attention, but how were books printed across an edition? Dig into printing through the eras.
Book collectors make a big deal about first editions. Often, their interest is not just the first time a work appears in print, but rather the first printing of that work, too—a so-called first-first. It would be more accurate to call it the earliest edition, perhaps.
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