Akashic Books (Noir Series)1996-presentModern copyright-page number line ending in '1' for the first printing; usually a 'First pBantam (mystery/thriller mass-market)1945-presentBantam used a code on the copyright page indicating printing and date in some eras; in theCollins Crime Club1930-1994Collins (UK) generally did NOT use 'First Edition' statements or number lines in the classCrippen & Landru1994-presentMost titles issued in TWO simultaneous states: (1) a clothbound edition, signed and numberDell (Mapbacks / paperback originals)1943-1960sDell-number identification: every Dell paperback carried a sequential Dell number. MapbackDetective Book Club (Walter J. Black)1942-1990sThese are BOOK-CLUB editions by design — they are NOT first editions. Identification is thDodd, Mead & Company (Red Badge Detective)1930s-1980sDodd, Mead generally stated 'First Edition' on the copyright page for firsts; the statemenFawcett Gold Medal1950-1970sGold Medal pioneered the PAPERBACK ORIGINAL — so the Gold Medal paperback is itself the fiHard Case Crime2004-presentMass-market and trade paperback originals with pulp-style painted covers; copyright page cMercury Publications / Mercury Mysteries (Lawrence Spivak)1937-1950sDigest-sized paperback reprint/abridgment line (1937-1950s) tied to The American Mercury /Poisoned Pen Press1997-presentModern copyright-page number line; first printing shows the full descending line ending inSoho Crime / Soho Press1986-presentModern descending number line on the copyright page; a first printing shows the full line The Crime Club / Doubleday Crime Club1928-1991Follows parent Doubleday house practice: word 'First Edition' on the copyright page denoteThe Mysterious Press1975-presentCopyright page states 'First Printing' (often with month and year) plus a descending numbe
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