Junior deluxe editions published by nelson doubleday. How to identify book club editions page 2 of 2 bookthink. Book clubs frequently neglect to remove edition indicators from the plates before printing their copies. Bookpoi a guide to identify points of issue for first. It was named for the village on new yorks long island in which doubleday was long headquartered until 1986, and which still houses bookspan, the direct marketer of general interest and specialty book clubs run by doubleday direct and book of the month club holdings. The boards the book cover may be bound with thick paper instead of cloth. You can search for collectible books published by doubleday on, and. Doubleday publishing group is part of random house. The dust jacket may be made of thinner or uncoated paper. See more ideas about childrens books, illustration and books. Doubleday large print eliminates this hassle by offering thousands of copies through their easytouse website member magazine. As the above definition makes clear, book club editions are reprints of books. Also, book club edition dust jackets dj are occasionally found on first editions to replace lost or damaged jackets.
Bill, the galactic hero book club edition doubleday science fiction. Editions of the complete sherlock holmes by arthur conan doyle. Well, glenn larsens guide to first editions was one of the first internet documents i ran across about first editions and book club editions and reprint publishers and other items in the following article. A new virtual book club stray by stephanie danler my mothers house by francesca momplaisir dirt by bill buford a look at the world of disappearing earth. Ioba identifying book club editions independent online. In order to have a book published at doubleday publishing, an author will need to secure a literary agent. The bookofthemonth club offers a wide range of fiction, nonfiction and classics on topics such as biography, business and career, cooking, history, health and fitness, humor, and much more. Identifying book club editions one girl collecting. The fivedigit code frequently black numbers in a white block is a code for books released through the doubleday book clubs the major ones being literary guild, doubleday book club, mystery guild, and science fiction book club. Image books, catholic books, moved to crown publishing group. Doubleday book club books may differ in certain respects from publishers editions.
The largest book club is doubleday, which specializes in popular fiction, followed the literary guild, crossings christian book club and bookofthemonth club. Doubleday book club is a division of bookspan, which means it only offers specific genres. Bill, the galactic hero book club edition doubleday science fiction harry harrison on. The velvet doublet james street hcdj 1953 book club. This is a code is specifically for books released through the doubleday book clubs. Book club editions for the most part see the end of this writeup for the exceptions are not of collectible value and cause a lot of confusion for many book collectors. Author margery williams first childrens book, the velveteen rabbit was published in 1922 by george h. You can call at doubleday book club toll free number 866 2503166, write an email, fill out a contact form on their website. According to firsts magazine, in the 1970s firstprinting dustwrappers of some mystery titles were issued without a price on the flap, making them appear to be bookclub editions.
Just as in standard bookcollecting, the indicators vary between the different book clubs. In general, book club editions are more cheaply printed than the trade editions. Doubleday entered the book club game shortly after the bomc, and their initial and indeed longstanding competitive strategy was to offer books at lower prices. The books hardcovers have minor wear a little bumping of the corners and some rubbing along the edges shelf wear. These books used to state book club edition on the bottom corner of the front flap, but doubleday discontinued this practice several years ago. Bestselling new fiction books at low priceswhats not to like. Identifying book club edition books a guide to identify.
Coming soon to doubleday book club doubleday book club. Trim size is given because book club editions are often smaller than trade editions. Collecting velveteen rabbit by williams, margery first. Collecting book club editions book collectors librarything. Doran company in london and has remained in print continuously since, owing to its popularity as a story of the power of enduring love. Book club editions are not worthless but they are worth less than equivalent trade editions. Does a list exist showing the earliest printing dates for specific book club editions of doubleday king. A book club edition is quite often of smaller size and printed on. All promotional offers are subject to specific rules and regulations, which will be clearly explained via a link on the site. Doubleday book club customer service phone number 516. Book of the month club books usually bear a small square, circle, or other geometric shape on the lower righthand corner of the back cover. A book club edition bce or book of the month club edition. The dates codes would represent the first printing of each of these boo. Doubleday large print book club also makes sure that the font on their site and in the magazine are also in large prints, because what good is a book club if youre unable to read the titles available for purchase.
Paperback book club editions are often a little larger than the trade paperbacks. Bookspan boasts over 50 years of book club experience. How can you tell if my book is a book club edition. These dates would be actual dates and or the earliest known gutter codes. Save over 40% all preorders are available at the membership price or one member credit, and because they are shipped separately, pre. These links will take you directly to search results for collectible and rare copies of doubleday published books on the respective sites. This is an important point to keep in mind because in part it explains why collectors find bomc editions of collected authors desirable and, conversely, literary guild, doubleday book club, et al editions not. These include, most famously, bookofthemonthclub bomc, crossings, doubleday book club, literary guild, mystery guild, and others. The harper hall of pern by anne mccaffrey omnibus, nelson doubleday, no.
In most cases, books released through bookofthemonth club bomc are much nicer than book club editions bce released by the doubleday book clubs. They have special deals with all sorts of publishers which makes it possible to give you rock bottom prices on all of your favorite books. Bill, the galactic hero book club edition doubleday. Doubleday book club, mystery guild, and science fiction book club, quality. Collectors often encounter books from the publishing house, so its useful to know a bit about doubledays history and how to identify its first editions. All promotional offers are subject to specific rules and regulations, which will. There are some general rules that do apply that can help you to correctly identify bce. Thanks john, i took a quick read, im going to have to digest this a little later in the week and write down a timeline today is the last day of the month so its site update time for tomorrows newsletter along with a busy week at the day job it sure would be nice to see some sort of reply from whoever printed the revised djs to clarify when they were actually printed. Today, doubleday publishes an array of commercial fiction, literary fiction and serious nonfiction titles. With a more finetuned approach, they offer more club selection than a onestop shop. How to identify book club editions explains indicators of book club.
Sometimes the only hardcover for a title is a book club. But even when trade and bomc books were printed in different plants, great care was taken by the bomc to duplicate trades. This club is a general book club that spans all genres as well as carries books for all ages. From time to time, doubleday book club provides its members with special promotional offers. Doubleday book club offers hundreds of books spanning genres. In fact, some book club editions will have a blank box where the bar code.
Save over 40% all preorders are available at the membership price or one member credit, and because they are shipped separately, preorders are not eligible for feature selection bundle prices. Book club editions usually refers to a massmarket book club like the book of the month club, the science fiction book club, or others that operated on the subscription model. In late 1976, added a number row to most titles occasionally deleting the row from subsequent printings and replacing it with a later printing statement. How to identify book club editions page 1 of 2 bookthink. Welcome to my illustrated bibliography of all of the books in nelson doubledays junior deluxe editions series, i hope it will help people to build their collections of this delightful series but please feel free to jump down to the table at the end of the text right now if youre only after the list of titles and dont need the potted history that follows. Book is the same size as the first printing before doubleday moved to the larger format. Save over 20% credits will not expire, so you can use them at any time. Rebecca book club edition by du maurier, daphne published.
Doubleday book club is a registered trademark of random house. The paper used for the pages is often thinner and of lesser quality than trade editions. Doubleday receives thousands of queries and submissions annually and only considers those from literary agents. The doubleday trade first printings state first edition on the page. Salems lot by stephen king, first edition, doubleday new york. Both book club and trade editions but often not the library bindings. In recent years, many specialty clubs such as the history book club and the mystery guild, have been growing in popularity.
Doubleday book club books have a fivedigit code black numbers in a white block. A book club copy will always be a book club copy, even though it states first edition. Doubleday book club is one of the most popular book clubs in the world. Since its inception in 1897, doubleday has been a powerful presence in the american publishing landscape. Among their first bestsellers was the days work by rudyard kipling. Many paperback originals pbos exist in hardcover only in a book club edition. Dracula by bram stoker, first edition, doubleday abebooks. Both of these publishers have used a variety of methods over the years to.
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