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Akashic Books (Noir Series)1996-presentModern copyright-page number line ending in '1' for the first printing; usually a 'First…Bantam (mystery/thriller mass-market)1945-presentBantam used a code on the copyright page indicating printing and date in some eras; in…Bitter Lemon Press2003–presentUK convention: first printings carry a descending number line '10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1' on…Collins Crime Club1930-1994Collins (UK) generally did NOT use 'First Edition' statements or number lines in the…Crippen & Landru1994-presentMost titles issued in TWO simultaneous states: (1) a clothbound edition, signed and…Dell (Mapbacks / paperback originals)1943-1960sDell-number identification: every Dell paperback carried a sequential Dell number.…Dennis McMillan Publications1980s–2000sThe first edition is a signed, numbered limited: a printed limitation page (often in a…Detective Book Club (Walter J. Black)1942-1990sThese are BOOK-CLUB editions by design — they are NOT first editions. Identification is…Dodd, Mead & Company (Red Badge Detective)1930s-1980sDodd, Mead generally stated 'First Edition' on the copyright page for firsts; the…Fawcett Gold Medal1950-1970sGold Medal pioneered the PAPERBACK ORIGINAL — so the Gold Medal paperback is itself the…Felony & Mayhem Press2005–presentReprint house: the controlling point is the FIRST-THUS statement — copyright pages…Five StarImprint 1995–present; Mystery line from 1998, exclusively first-edition publications from 2000Library-oriented hardcovers: first printings are commonly identified by a full number…Hard Case Crime2004-presentMass-market and trade paperback originals with pulp-style painted covers; copyright page…Mercury Publications / Mercury Mysteries (Lawrence Spivak)1937-1950sDigest-sized paperback reprint/abridgment line (1937-1950s) tied to The American Mercury…No Exit Press1987–present (acquired by Bedford Square Publishers, announced December 2022)UK-style identification: first printings carry a descending number line ('10 9 8 7 6 5 4…Poisoned Pen Press1997-presentModern copyright-page number line; first printing shows the full descending line ending…Rue Morgue Press1997–2016A reprint house: copyright pages of the trade paperbacks carry a Rue Morgue…Serpent's Tail1986–present (Viper crime imprint from 2019)First printings carry a descending number line '10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1' on the imprint…Soho Crime / Soho Press1986-presentModern descending number line on the copyright page; a first printing shows the full line…Soho Press1986–present (Soho Crime launched 1999)First printings carry 'First U.S. edition' or 'First edition' on the copyright page…Stark House Press1999–present (Black Gat line from May 2015)Because the house overwhelmingly reprints earlier works, the operative point is the…The Crime Club / Doubleday Crime Club1928-1991Follows parent Doubleday house practice: word 'First Edition' on the copyright page…The Mysterious Press1975-presentCopyright page states 'First Printing' (often with month and year) plus a descending…
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