Old American Microscope by Authur H. Thomas & Bausch Lomb Optical. Circa: early 20th century.
This is the American Non-first edition/printing of JRR Tolkien’s “Silmarillion.” The dust jacket has easy marks to determine — inner front jacket does not have a price; back of the jacket does not have ISBN numbers. While the copyright page states “American First Edition” and printing runs, one must check the back panel of the hardcover for indention mark. In this instance, if it has a “star”, then we know it’s not first printing. Finally, there are no broken (cut off) text on the right margin of page 229; 1st/1st edition shows broken text on that page.
An old device for toasting bread, in the 1920s. Universal Toaster, New Britain, Conn., USA. Model E-947
First American Edition of Raymond E. Feist’s “Daughter of the Empire.” Front and back covers contain “Kelewan” map. Dustjacket contains “D.O.T.E. $17.95” price. ISBN# 0385-23393-0. First Edition as indicated on copyright page. No info regarding printing run. Back hard cover does not contain any small dent markings (i.e. Book club edition).
I happen to have two American copies of Ernest Hemingway’s A Moveable Feast. One is a “Book Club Edition” whereas, the other is a true 1964 First Edition.
The Book Club Edition has obvious notations - the labels on the inner dustjacket saying “Book of the Month,”; the four-digit numbers at the back jacket; and the indented circle on the back hardcover (near the spine).
The first edition of A Moveable Feast contains the Scribner’s date codes “A-3.64 [H]” on the copyright page. The particular wording of “A Book-of-the-Month Club Selection” on the dust jacket was used to promote the book itself; not to be mistaken as a “Book Club” edition.
