Search by title, author, ISBN or series, then narrow it down. Every book lists its editions, what each is worth, and how to spot the first.
harr pott phil finds Philosopher's Stone.1937, 1950s, 1950-1959, 1950- or year:1960-1969.first to put first editions at the top.author:, publisher:, series:, illustrator:. Use quotes for spaces: author:"j k rowling".Spot the first: Endpapers: plain (usually mottled lavender) paper, not the later pictorial design of a pie and a patty-pan (first or early printing)
Spot the first: P. 15: reads 'muffatees' for 'muffetees' (first printing)
Spot the first: Title page: dated 1908 (one of the first three printings, which cannot be told apart)
Spot the first: Title page: London imprint dated 1905 (first edition (one of the 1905 printings))
Spot the first: Spine: Flat spine (first private issue)
Spot the first: P. 14 (frontispiece): notice board in the garden lettered 'Peter Rabbit & Mother', florists, with the 'gardens neatly razed' joke (first or second printing)
