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¶Spot the first: Illustrations: All plates are black and white; there are no colour plates (first impression)

1. 1st George Allen & Unwin1937 Hardback Not yet valued I own The Hobbit, George Allen & Unwin 1937 Log in to want this

¶Spot the first: Spine: Flat spine (first private issue)

1. 1st Privately printed (Strangeways)1901 Pictorial boards Not yet valued I own The Tale of Peter Rabbit, Privately printed (Strangeways) 1901 Log in to want this

¶Spot the first: Title page: Bloomsbury named at the foot of the page (Bloomsbury UK edition)

1. 1st Bloomsbury1997 Pictorial boards Not yet valued I own Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Bloomsbury 1997 Log in to want this
2. 1st Bloomsbury1997 Paperback Not yet valued I own Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Bloomsbury 1997 Log in to want this

¶Spot the first: Binding: Red cloth with the spine lettered in gilt (Heinemann first edition)

1. 1st Heinemann1938 Hardback Not yet valued I own Brighton Rock, Heinemann 1938 Log in to want this

¶Spot the first: Front cover: Gilt vignette of Christopher Robin, Pooh and Piglet on pink cloth (Methuen trade binding)

1. 1st Methuen1928 Hardback Not yet valued I own The House at Pooh Corner, Methuen 1928 Log in to want this
2. 1st Methuen1928 Hardback Not yet valued I own The House at Pooh Corner, Methuen 1928 Log in to want this

¶Spot the first: Imprint: Dated May 1945, three months before actual publication (first impression)

1. 1st Secker & Warburg1945 Hardback Not yet valued I own Animal Farm, Secker & Warburg 1945 Log in to want this

¶Spot the first: Jacket: Pictorial design by Eileen Soper (original jacket)

1. 1st Hodder & Stoughton1942 Hardback Not yet valued I own Five on a Treasure Island, Hodder & Stoughton 1942 Log in to want this

¶Spot the first: Title page: Describes two hundred British species with 220 illustrations, 100 in colour (1937 text)

1. 1st Frederick Warne1937 Hardback · Observer's Books 2 Not yet valued I own The Observer's Book of British Wild Flowers, Frederick Warne 1937 Log in to want this

¶Spot the first: Front cover: Gilt vignette of Christopher Robin and Pooh on green cloth (Methuen trade binding)

1. 1st Methuen1926 Hardback Not yet valued I own Winnie-the-Pooh, Methuen 1926 Log in to want this
2. 1st Methuen1926 Hardback Not yet valued I own Winnie-the-Pooh, Methuen 1926 Log in to want this

¶Spot the first: Title page: Titled The Observer's Book of British Birds (early edition, before the title was shortened)

1. 1st Frederick Warne1937 Hardback · Observer's Books 1 Not yet valued I own The Observer's Book of British Birds, Frederick Warne 1937 Log in to want this

¶Spot the first: Jacket: Red or green background; both were issued with the first impression (first issue jacket)

1. 1st Secker & Warburg1949 Hardback Not yet valued I own Nineteen Eighty-Four, Secker & Warburg 1949 Log in to want this

¶Spot the first: Binding: Black cloth with a red heart on the upper board (first edition)

1. 1st Jonathan Cape1953 Hardback Not yet valued I own Casino Royale, Jonathan Cape 1953 Log in to want this

¶Spot the first: Copyright page: The words First Edition appear below the printer and typesetter credits (first impression)

1. 1st Bloomsbury2000 Hardback Not yet valued I own Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Bloomsbury 2000 Log in to want this

1. 1st Thorndike Press2007 Hardback Not yet valued I own Heart of Texas, Thorndike Press 2007 Log in to want this

1. 1st Holt, Rinehart and Winston1982 Hardback · Kinsey Millhone 1 Not yet valued I own "A" is for Alibi, Holt, Rinehart and Winston 1982 Log in to want this

1. 1st H. Holt1989 Hardback · Kinsey Millhone 6 Not yet valued I own "F" is for fugitive, H. Holt 1989 Log in to want this

1. 1st Doubleday1981 Hardback Not yet valued I own A Savage Place, Doubleday 1981 Log in to want this

¶Spot the first: Copyright page: Number line runs the full sequence from 10 down to 1 (first impression)

1. 1st Bloomsbury1998 Hardback Not yet valued I own Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Bloomsbury 1998 Log in to want this

1. 1st Bloomsbury2007 Hardback Not yet valued I own Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Bloomsbury 2007 Log in to want this

1. 1st Bloomsbury2005 Hardback Not yet valued I own Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Bloomsbury 2005 Log in to want this