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Ace Books1952–presentPrimary method (pre-1968): a first printing carries NO printing statement and NO…Angry Robot Books2008–presentTrade paperback and hardcover originals state the 'First published' year and carry a…Aqueduct Press2004–presentTrade paperback and hardcover originals; the first printing is identified by the…Arkham House1939–present (convention shifts ~mid-1960s and early 1980s)Pre-mid-1960s: a true first generally shows the SAME year on the title page and the…Baen Books1983–presentCopyright page carries a 'First printing, <Month Year>' statement; first printings show…Ballantine Books / Del Rey1952–presentPaperback originals: first printing has NO additional printings listed on the copyright…Bantam Spectra1985–presentFollows standard Bantam/Bantam Spectra practice: the copyright page carries a full…Bluejay Books1983–1986A first printing is confirmed by an explicit DATED statement on the copyright page…Cemetery Dance Publications1988–presentLimited states identified by a signature/limitation sheet near the front, e.g. 'This is…Centipede Press2001–presentUltra-limited fine press: a printed limitation page (often at the rear) states a small…ChiZine Publications (CZP)2008–c.2019Trade first printings state 'First edition' on the copyright page, typically with a…Colin Smythefounded 1966; sole-imprint Pratchett first editions 1971–1986No printer's number line on the Colin Smythe hardbacks. On its 1970s-80s first editions…DAW Books1971–presentPRIMARY tell is the DAW 'collector's number' (sequential book number), NOT a conventional…Donald M. Grant, Publisher1964-presentLimitation/colophon page states the print run; many titles issued in signed limited and…Fantasy Press1946–1961Trade first edition: copyright page typically without later-printing notation; check…Gnome Press1948–1962First editions generally STATE 'First Edition' on the copyright page — but this alone is…Golden Gryphon Press1997–2010sTrade first edition: copyright-page first-printing indication (number line with '1' / no…Mark V. Ziesing Books1980s–1990sLimited and trade states identified by the limitation/colophon leaf stating the numbered…Night Shade Books1997–present (independent era 1997–2013)Trade first: copyright-page number line with '1' present and no later printings listed…Phantasia Press1978-1989 (original run; relaunched 2023)Limitation page identifies the signed/numbered limited state; titles were issued in both…Prime Press1947–c.1953First state identified by single print run and absence of later-printing notation; some…PS Publishing1999–presentStates identified by a signed limitation sheet: typically a signed/numbered hardcover…Pyr2005–presentTrade first printings state 'First edition' (sometimes 'First Pyr edition') with a number…Shasta Publishers1947–c.1957Shasta first editions are identified by an explicit 'First Edition' statement printed on…Small Beer Press2000–presentTrade first printing states 'First edition' on the copyright page with a number line…Solaris Books2007–presentTrade paperback and hardcover originals state the 'First published' year and carry a…Subterranean Press1995–presentTrade first edition: copyright-page number line with '1' present and no additional…Tachyon Publications1995–presentTrade hardcover and paperback house: a first printing typically states 'First Edition' on…Tartarus Press1990–presentHardcovers are typically issued as a stated limited edition (commonly a few hundred…Titan Books1981–presentFirst printings carry a 'First edition' statement with month/year on the copyright page…Underwood-Millerc.1976–1994 (joint imprint)Editions identified by the limitation/colophon statement: many titles issued in trade…Valancourt Books2005–presentPrimarily a reviver and reprint publisher: most volumes are new editions of older works…Victor Gollancz Ltd (incl. Gollancz SF)1927–present (yellow-jacket era c.1927–mid-1980s)Classic British-house method: 'First published <year>' on the copyright/verso with NO…
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