Spot the first: Vol. I, leaves X4 and a4: both leaves are cancels and the errata listed on the errata leaf remain uncorrected in the text (first state of volume I (the first 500 copies))
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author:fleming 1950s
publisher:cape first
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- 1st Holt, Rinehart and Winston1982 Hardback · Kinsey Millhone 1 I own "A" is for Alibi, Holt, Rinehart and Winston 1982 Log in to want this
- Macmillan1986 Hardback · Kinsey Millhone 1 I own "A" is for Alibi, Macmillan 1986 Log in to want this
- Papermac1988 Hardback · Kinsey Millhone 1 I own "A" is for Alibi, Papermac 1988 Log in to want this
Spot the first: Copyright page: The words First Edition appear below the printer and typesetter credits (first impression)
- 1st Bloomsbury2000 Hardback I own Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Bloomsbury 2000 Log in to want this
- Arthur A. Levine Books / Scholastic Press2000 Hardback Sold £30 · Aug 2026 I own Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Arthur A. Levine Books / Scholastic Press 2000 Log in to want this
Spot the first: Copyright page: States First published in Great Britain in 2003 and First edition (first impression)
- 1st Bloomsbury2003 Hardback Sold £9 · Sep 2026 I own Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Bloomsbury 2003 Log in to want this
- Arthur A. Levine Books / Scholastic Press2003 Hardback Sold £15 · Oct 2026 I own Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Arthur A. Levine Books / Scholastic Press 2003 Log in to want this
Spot the first: P.10, line 31: Misprint shoo for shoot (first impression, shoo state)
- 1st Jonathan Cape1955 Hardback Sold £6,500 · Jan 2023 I own Moonraker, Jonathan Cape 1955 Log in to want this
Spot the first: Title page of each volume: no SECOND EDITION line between the volume number and the London imprint (first edition (the second edition, issued the same day, is otherwise identical))
Spot the first: Front jacket flap: price printed as $5.95 (first state trade jacket, not book club)
- 1st Bloomsbury2007 Hardback Sold £14 · Oct 2026 I own Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Bloomsbury 2007 Log in to want this
- Arthur A. Levine Books / Scholastic Press2007 Hardback I own Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Arthur A. Levine Books / Scholastic Press 2007 Log in to want this
Spot the first: Dust jacket, front flap: Printed price on the front flap: 7/6 (first issue jacket)
- 1st Bodley Head1924 Hardback Sold £1,200 · Jul 2026 I own Poirot Investigates, Bodley Head 1924 Log in to want this
Spot the first: Copyright page: No impression statement; later impressions say Second impression and so on (first impression)
- 1st H. Holt1989 Hardback · Kinsey Millhone 6 I own "F" is for fugitive, H. Holt 1989 Log in to want this
- Macmillan1989 Hardback · Kinsey Millhone 6 I own "F" is for fugitive, Macmillan 1989 Log in to want this
- Ulverscroft1991 Hardback · Kinsey Millhone 6 I own "F" is for fugitive, Ulverscroft 1991 Log in to want this
Spot the first: Upper board: Plain, with no silhouette (plain binding state)
- 1st Jonathan Cape1958 Hardback Sold £360 · Dec 2025 I own Dr No, Jonathan Cape 1958 Log in to want this
Spot the first: P. 213: page number misprinted as 113 (first issue)
Spot the first: Copyright page: No impression statement; later impressions say Second impression and so on (first impression)