It's Always Something, cover of the Avon Books, 1990 edition (the Simon & Schuster 1989 cover is not yet photographed)Avon Books, 1990 cover

Cover of the Avon Books, 1990 edition of this book. The Simon & Schuster 1989 jacket has not been photographed yet.

First edition Hardback

It's Always Something (1989)

Publisher Simon & Schuster Year 1989 ISBN 9780671638689
Market value

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  • It is the first edition, which is the one collectors want.
  • The original dust jacket carries much of the price for a book of this age; its condition matters as much as the book's.
  • Condition is graded separately for book and jacket, from Fine down to Poor.

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In short

Quick answer

Who published the It's Always Something first edition?
Simon & Schuster, Sydney, in 1989, in hardback.
Publisher's practice

How Simon & Schuster marked its first editions

  • Up to the early 1950s Simon & Schuster put no first-edition statement in its books: a first printing has a clean copyright page, while later printings are noted there.
  • Where a printing line appears on the copyright page, the lowest number shows the printing, whatever order the numbers run in; a line with a 1 normally indicates a first printing.
  • Book club editions are a common trap: their jackets usually carry no price on the front flap, so a priced jacket is one of the first things to check.

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First impression

1989

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Questions collectors ask

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Who published the It's Always Something first edition?

Simon & Schuster, Sydney, in 1989, in hardback.