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First-Edition Identification · John O'Hara

Is My Waiting for Winter a First Edition?

Random House, 1966

The points of issue

Collection of twenty-one stories. The true first carries FIRST PRINTING on the copyright page; later printings substitute a printing history.

Decode the printer’s key: paste the number line into the decoder · Random House first-edition guide.

Is this the true first?

United States Random House edition (1966) is the true first; the Hodder & Stoughton London edition followed in 1967.

Telling it from reprints & book-club editions

Later Random House printings are indicated by a changed printing statement on the copyright page rather than the FIRST PRINTING line.

Frequently asked questions

Is my copy of Waiting for Winter a first edition?

Look for these first-edition points: Collection of twenty-one stories. The true first carries FIRST PRINTING on the copyright page; later printings substitute a printing history.

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. United States Random House edition (1966) is the true first; the Hodder & Stoughton London edition followed in 1967.

Is the book-club edition the same as the first?

Later Random House printings are indicated by a changed printing statement on the copyright page rather than the FIRST PRINTING line.

I have a first edition of Waiting for Winter — what should I do?

If you're clearing books, New Mexico Literacy Project offers free pickup in Albuquerque, any condition, and makes sure collectible copies aren't lost. To sell, see the author's collecting guide. Either way, nothing valuable ends up in a landfill.

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