The points of issue
Ballantine Books paperback original, catalog number 02280, 1971. Wraps; collection of stories and essays.
Decode the printer’s key: paste the number line into the decoder · Ballantine first-edition guide.
Is this the true first?
US Ballantine paperback original is the true first.
Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book club edition.
Frequently asked questions
Is my copy of All the Myriad Ways a first edition?
Look for these first-edition points: Ballantine Books paperback original, catalog number 02280, 1971. Wraps; collection of stories and essays.
How do I tell the first printing from a later one?
Check the copyright page for the publisher's first-printing convention and confirm the points above. US Ballantine paperback original is the true first.
Is the book-club edition the same as the first?
No book club edition.
I have a first edition of All the Myriad Ways — what should I do?
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