Atheneum Books for Young Readers1959–presentThrough 1986: explicitly states 'First Edition' on the copyright pageCandlewick Press1992–presentFull descending number line on copyright page; first printing ends in 1 (e.g. 10 9 8 7 6 5Chronicle Books (children's) / Levine Querido1967–present (Chronicle); Levine Querido 2019–presentChronicle: full descending number line ending in 1 on the copyright page; frequently stateDial Books for Young Readers1924–present (children's imprint formalized 1961)Modern (Penguin/Dial era): full descending number line on copyright page; first printing rFarrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers (FSG BYR)1946–presentFSG house convention applies: descending number line on copyright page; first printing endHarperCollins 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 nuKnopf 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 witLittle 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 AmericaPicture-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 ImpressiScholastic (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 hViking 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
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