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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…Annick 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…Barefoot Books1992-presentFirst printing: a descending number line ending in 1 on the copyright page; many titles…Boyds Mills & Kane1990-presentFirst printing: a descending number line ending in 1 on the copyright page, frequently…Bradbury 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…Candlewick Press1992–presentFull descending number line on copyright page; first printing ends in 1 (e.g. 10 9 8 7 6…Charlesbridge Publishing1989-presentFirst printing: a descending number line ending in 1 on the copyright page; the lowest…Chronicle Books (children's) / Levine Querido1967–present (Chronicle); Levine Querido 2019–presentChronicle: full descending number line ending in 1 on the copyright page; frequently…Clarion 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…Dial Books for Young Readers1924–present (children's imprint formalized 1961)Modern (Penguin/Dial era): full descending number line on copyright page; first printing…Disney-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…Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers (FSG BYR)1946–presentFSG house convention applies: descending number line on copyright page; first printing…Frances Lincoln Children's Books1977–presentBritish convention: a first printing has a full number line on the copyright page ending…Greenwillow Books1974-presentOn first printings, the copyright page carries a 'First Edition' statement together with…Groundwood 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…Katherine Tegen Books2003-presentFirst printing carries a 'First Edition' statement and/or a number line whose lowest…Kingfisher (children's)1970s-presentUK firsts: full descending number line ending in 1 on the copyright page (standard…Knopf 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…Lerner Publishing Group (children's)1959-presentFirst printing: a descending number line ending in 1 on the copyright page; many titles…Little 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…Little, 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…Margaret K. McElderry Books1972-presentModern titles (now under Simon & Schuster Children's): first printing carries a number…Nosy Crow2011-presentBritish convention: the first printing carries a complete descending number line ending…Peachtree Publishing Company (children's)1977-presentFirst printing: a descending number line ending in 1 on the copyright page, often with…Picture-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…Roaring Brook Press2002-presentFirst printing: a number line whose lowest digit is 1 on the copyright page, frequently…Scholastic (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…Templar Publishing / Templar Books1978-presentUK firsts: a complete descending number line ending in 1 on the copyright page (standard…Tundra Books1967-presentFirst printing: a descending number line ending in 1 on the copyright page; many titles…Viking 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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