Wait for What Will Come, cover of the G. K. Hall, 1979 edition (the Dodd, Mead 1978 cover is not yet photographed)G. K. Hall, 1979 cover

Cover of the G. K. Hall, 1979 edition of this book. The Dodd, Mead 1978 jacket has not been photographed yet.

First edition Hardback

Wait for What Will Come (1978)

Publisher Dodd, Mead Year 1978 ISBN 9780396075776
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 Wait for What Will Come first edition?
Dodd, Mead, New York, in 1978, in hardback.
Publisher's practice

How Dodd, Mead marked its first editions

  • Before 1976 Dodd, Mead did not state first editions. A reprint usually carries a copyright-page note giving the dates of the first and later printings, so a copy without one is usually a first, but guides warn that later printings were not always marked.
  • From 1976 most titles carry a number row on the copyright page.
  • A number row counts printings: the lowest number left in the row gives the printing, so a row that still includes "1" points to a first printing.
  • Book club copies (a general tell for US trade houses; no mark specific to this house was found): a jacket flap with no printed price is the commonest sign, though a printed price does not on its own rule out a club copy. Also look for a small blind stamp, such as a dot or square, pressed into the rear board, and for a book that is smaller and more cheaply made than the trade edition.

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First impression

1978

At a glance

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Questions collectors ask

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Who published the Wait for What Will Come first edition?

Dodd, Mead, New York, in 1978, in hardback.