Vampires first edition cover, HarperCollins 1991

First edition Hardback

Vampires (1991)

Jane Yolen · HarperCollins, New York, NY

Publisher HarperCollins Year 1991 ISBN 9780060268015

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It is the first edition, which is the one collectors want.
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Who published the Vampires first edition?: HarperCollins, New York, NY, in 1991, in hardback.

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Harper & Brothers marked first editions with the words "First Edition" on the copyright page, a custom the firm confirmed in 1947.
From 1912 Harper & Brothers also printed a two-letter code on the copyright page, one letter for the month and one for the year of printing (M stands for 1912).
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.
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Who published the Vampires first edition?

HarperCollins, New York, NY, in 1991, in hardback.

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