Let's Talk About Covers . . .
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The edition number is given separately. Sometimes it will say "First edition" or "second edition" but later ones often just say "First published by [company name]" and it's up to you to notice whether the publisher's name on your copy matches the first publisher.
The lowest number in the number line tells which printing it is. A first edition would have a number line including the number one. If the one is gone and the lowest number is 2, then it's a second printing. It can be a first edition and a 37th printing, considerably less valuable than a first edition, first printing would be.
The number line you gave, 37 39 40 38 36, would mean it was a 36th printing.
The lowest number in the number line tells which printing it is. A first edition would have a number line including the number one. If the one is gone and the lowest number is 2, then it's a second printing. It can be a first edition and a 37th printing, considerably less valuable than a first edition, first printing would be.
The number line you gave, 37 39 40 38 36, would mean it was a 36th printing.
Hi Everyone,im not sure if this constitutes a cover but il try anyway.
The last two Discworld Diares were to say the least very disapointing,the covers could of looked much better,given that old rough look,so it actualy looked like an old book-but they look cheap,im sorry to say,i think the covers or front cover is a big part of the big,not only from a selling point of view but a personal view,Lucy
The last two Discworld Diares were to say the least very disapointing,the covers could of looked much better,given that old rough look,so it actualy looked like an old book-but they look cheap,im sorry to say,i think the covers or front cover is a big part of the big,not only from a selling point of view but a personal view,Lucy
The diaries can be used as a real diary or datebook, but most people get them as souvenirs; as you say, the cover is a big part of the effect. A deliberately created "used" look can add to the charm if it works with the theme of the diary. (The Igors diary could have been made to look stitched together, for instance.) I haven't seen the Witches diary in person but I'm not fond of the thumbnail photos I've seen online. I don't like the artist's image of the witches. I hope it looks better close up.
I've just dug it out of the back of the bookcase. My correct copy has Terry's name in a slightly embossed reflective blue. Bought in April 1992 detailed as a fourth impression, December 1991. The faulty one is an eighth impression, December 1993. I didn't note inside when I bought it. Terry's name is on the spine in black. Interestingly the cover price went from £2.99 to £3.99.
I once had a t-shirt with some kind of goldish stuff making the design. It lasted for years until someone bought a different detergent, then it was gone in one wash, leaving only the substrate the gold had been stuck to. I wonder if something like that was used for one printing. In any case, it's an amusing odd-one-out to have.
