Smaller hardbacks? I need some help!

[litup]

Well I'm a little bit slightly stumped at the minute.

My beautiful charity shop was selling Pratchett 1st's for 2 quid a pop so soon happily cleared the shelves... However some of these hardbacks are smaller than the original sizing and have bar codes which start with eight 0's with a CN number above them on the back (i.e. Men at Arms is CN 6731). Alas anyone know anything about these?

 

[michelanCello]

I don't... Sorry that I'm not much of a help, but still welcome!

 

[The Mad Collector]

Welcome litup. Do these have the UK or US covers? You might find a bit more information inside on the same page as the ISBN

 

[litup]

As far as I'm aware they're UK editons. Inside on the copyright page they all go a little something like the Men at Arms :

This edition published 1994
by BCA
by arrangement with Victor Gollancz
first reprint

(etc)

CN 6731

Printed and bound in Great Britain by
Mackays pf Chatham PLC, Chatham, Kent

 

[The Mad Collector]

Ok so they are the Book Club editions that explains the different size

 

[litup]

Ah ha! Thankyou, now my brain is put up at ease. Any idea where can find out a bit more about them? Unfortunately got to sell my precious things

 

[The Mad Collector]

Unfortunately Book Club editions have virtually no value on the second hand market unless they are the leather bound special Unseen University versions

 

[litup]

Woohoo! I get to keep some! Thankyou the help.

 

[deldaisy]

Good to hear litup.

Welcome to the forum.

I do hope this is not the only time you intend favouring us with your presence. Now that you have registered and everything....

 

[litup]

Hey thanks for the welcoming... Well I hope it's not the only time, I've only just seen the light on here. Will soon be bookmarked so don't you worry... or maybe you should I'm not too sure

 

[meerkat]

WELCOME Litup. Stay and have some fun with like minded people!

 

[litup]

If only reality was like it....

 

[The Mad Collector]

If only reality was like it....

You mean it isn't

 

[deldaisy]

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh we try not to talk about "reality" here You know, housework, study, .... um.... housework. Everything else yes, housework .... no.

 

[chris.ph]

it is get rose tinted glasses or in my case 12 cans of fosters, welcome to the site litup

 

[litup]

Sounds blissful already

 

[ShadowNinjaCat]

Welcome to the forum, litup.

 

[Tonyblack]

Welcome, litup!

I've got a couple of those smaller sized BCA editions. If all you want to do is read the book, then they're just fine and at that price a real bargain.

 

[litup]

Yeah, think the volunteers eyes may have watered slightly at the pile... mine are slightly as the others have to go on Ebay... curse my Mother paying for them so there's no way out. Plus side I'm seeing is four new books to read so it doesn't seem so damning.