2 Studs Terkel first editions are documented on this shelf, from Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day... (1974) to The Good War: An Oral History of World War Two (1984). Each linked guide gives the points of issue that separate a true first printing of that Studs Terkel title from later printings and book-club copies — the publisher and year to expect, the number-line or edition-statement conventions, and the tells that show up in online listings.
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- Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day... — 1974 · Pantheon BooksCloth-backed boards; 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page (Pantheon, a division of Random House — first-printing number lines in this house may end in 2 rather than 1); first-state dust jacket priced. US Pantheon Books (New York), a division of Random House, true first. Book-club issue lacks the 'First Edition' statement and the jacket price.
- The Good War: An Oral History of World War Two — 1984 · Pantheon BooksOne-piece dark blue cloth with silver spine lettering and a blind-stamped 'V' and title on the front board; 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page (dealer-described first printings show no number line); first-state dust jacket priced. US Pantheon Books (New York), a division of Random House, true first. Won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 1985. Club issues lack the jacket price; confirm the stated 'First Edition' on the copyright page.
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