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Abrams Books for Young Readers / Amulet BooksAbrams 1949–present; Amulet 2004–presentFirst printing: number line ending in 1 on the copyright page (lowest digit present = the Andersen Press1976–presentBritish convention: a first printing carries a complete number line ending in 1 on the copAnnick Press1975-presentFirst printing: number line on the copyright page ending in 1; lowest digit present = the Atheneum Books for Young Readers1959–presentThrough 1986: explicitly states 'First Edition' on the copyright pageBalzer + Bray2008-presentFirst printing: a 'First Edition' statement and/or a number line whose lowest digit is 1 oBarefoot Books1992-presentFirst printing: a descending number line ending in 1 on the copyright page; many titles stBoyds Mills & Kane1990-presentFirst printing: a descending number line ending in 1 on the copyright page, frequently accBradbury Pressfounded 1968; independent to 1981, then a Macmillan imprint; folded into Simon & Schuster / Aladdin in the early 1990sRead the copyright page for a printing statement first. Bradbury's usual first-printing teCandlewick Press1992–presentFull descending number line on copyright page; first printing ends in 1 (e.g. 10 9 8 7 6 5Charlesbridge Publishing1989-presentFirst printing: a descending number line ending in 1 on the copyright page; the lowest digChronicle Books (children's) / Levine Querido1967–present (Chronicle); Levine Querido 2019–presentChronicle: full descending number line ending in 1 on the copyright page; frequently stateClarion BooksChildren's program began 1964 / imprint publishing from 1965 (Seabury Press); Houghton Mifflin imprint from 1979 — the collectible-era convention below is the Houghton Mifflin house practice, applicable from the 1979 acquisition onwardPrimary tell for the Houghton Mifflin era (1979 onward, which covers essentially all colleDial Books for Young Readers1924–present (children's imprint formalized 1961)Modern (Penguin/Dial era): full descending number line on copyright page; first printing rDisney-Hyperion / Disney Publishing Worldwide (children's)1991–present (Hyperion children's); Disney-Hyperion brand from 2008First printing: 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page together with a number line tFarrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers (FSG BYR)1946–presentFSG house convention applies: descending number line on copyright page; first printing endFrances Lincoln Children's Books1977–presentBritish convention: a first printing has a full number line on the copyright page ending iGreenwillow Books1974-presentOn first printings, the copyright page carries a 'First Edition' statement together with aGroundwood Books1978-presentFirst printing: a descending number line ending in 1 on the copyright page; often with a 'HarperCollins Children's Books (formerly Harper & Row Junior Books / Harper & Brothers)1817–present (date-code era 1912–1949; stated-First-Edition + number-line era 1949–present)Modern (post-1990 HarperCollins, and Harper & Row from c.1975): stated 'First Edition' on Holiday House1935–presentModern: 'FIRST EDITION' stated on copyright page, typically accompanied by a descending nuKatherine Tegen Books2003-presentFirst printing carries a 'First Edition' statement and/or a number line whose lowest digitKingfisher (children's)1970s-presentUK firsts: full descending number line ending in 1 on the copyright page (standard BritishKnopf Books for Young Readers (Knopf BFYR)1915–present (children's line mid-20th c. onward)Knopf house convention applies: stated 'First Edition' on copyright page, historically witLerner Publishing Group (children's)1959-presentFirst printing: a descending number line ending in 1 on the copyright page; many titles alLittle Golden Books (Golden Books / Western Publishing / Simon & Schuster)1942–present (letter-code system 1947–c.2000)1947–1970: edition letter hidden in the LOWER-RIGHT CORNER of the LAST page (sometimes undLittle, Brown Books for Young Readers (LBYR)1837–present (children's line mid/late-20th c.)Little, Brown house convention: modern firsts state 'First Edition' / 'First North AmericaMargaret K. McElderry Books1972-presentModern titles (now under Simon & Schuster Children's): first printing carries a number linNosy Crow2011-presentBritish convention: the first printing carries a complete descending number line ending inPeachtree Publishing Company (children's)1977-presentFirst printing: a descending number line ending in 1 on the copyright page, often with 'FiPicture-book & Children's Book-Club / Special Editions (cross-publisher identification)1920s–present (peak club era 1940s–1980s)NO PRICE on the dust jacket flap (clipped or never printed) is the leading book-club tell Putnam / Philomel / Grosset & Dunlap (Penguin children's, formerly G.P. Putnam's Sons)1838–present (Putnam); Philomel 1980–present; Penguin number-line era 1980s–presentModern Penguin house style: full descending number line ending in 1; often 'First ImpressiRoaring Brook Press2002-presentFirst printing: a number line whose lowest digit is 1 on the copyright page, frequently acScholastic (Scholastic Press / Arthur A. Levine Books)1920–present (Scholastic Press trade imprint 1990s onward)Full number line on copyright page; first printing includes/begins effectively with '1' — Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (S&S Children's)1924–present (children's division mid-20th c. onward)S&S house convention: full descending number line ending in 1 on the copyright page (S&S hTemplar Publishing / Templar Books1978-presentUK firsts: a complete descending number line ending in 1 on the copyright page (standard BTundra Books1967-presentFirst printing: a descending number line ending in 1 on the copyright page; many titles alViking Children's Books (Viking Junior Books) / Penguin Young Readers Group1933–present (Viking children's); Penguin number-line era 1980s–presentViking historical: stated 'First published in (Year) by The Viking Press' / 'Published by Walker Books (UK)1978–presentBritish convention: a first printing carries a complete number line on the copyright page
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