HOW TO TELL FIRST EDITIONS
When the date of the publication is not in brackets, it means that the same will be found on title page. When, however, it is in brackets, thus, (1931), it indicates that said date is printed either on the reverse side of title page, or in some other part of the book. Or, possibly, the date does not appear at all, in which case the brackets are merely authoritative information supplied by the bibliographer. Furthermore, our endeavor has been to list only authors and books for which there is a reasonably active present-day demand, and which have a speculative future.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT (1832-1888)
LITTLE WOMEN. 2 vols. First volume has no announcement for “Little Women, Part Two” at foot of last page of text, nor has it “Part One” on the backstrip; Second volume has the notice regarding “Little Women: Part One” at page IV. Usually bound in green or red cloth, but other colors show up occasionally. Boston, 1868-1869.
THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH (1836-1907)
THE STORY OF BAD BOY. Generally regarded as the story of his own boyhood. Has “scattered” for “scatter” on page 14, line 20, and “abroad” for “Aboard” on page 197, line 10. Green cloth binding. Boston, 1870.
HERVEY ALLEN (1889- )
ANTHONY ADVERSE, New York, 1933. 105 copies de luxe edition, 3 vols. signed. Trade edition is in one volume, with publisher’s monogram on copyright page. On page 352, line 6, Xaxier for Xavier. On page 397, line 22, the word found is repeated. On page 1086, line 18, ship for shop.
SHERWOOD ANDERSON (1876- )
WINESBURG, OHIO. New York, 1919. First printing said to have both unstained and orange stained tops.