Center Point books are large-print editions of texts already published by other houses, so a Center Point copy is not the first edition of the text: its The Sense of an Ending, for example, follows Jonathan Cape's London first of 4 August 2011. Collectors wanting a first should look for the first printing of the original publisher's edition; a Center Point copy is a reading or library copy.
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Center Point Large Print, of Thorndike, Maine, issues large-type hardback reissues of books first published by other houses, so its copies are not first editions.
- Editions tracked
- 31
- First editions
- 0
- Books
- 31
- Years
- 2006 to 2024
Center Point Large Print is a publisher active from 2006. We track 31 editions it published between 2006 and 2024, 0 of them first editions across 31 books. How Center Point Large Print marked its first editions is set out below, with a checker for the year on your title page.
About Center Point Large Print
Center Point Large Print is the imprint of Center Point Publishing of Thorndike, Maine, which issues large-type editions of fiction and non-fiction already published by other houses, mainly for libraries and readers who need bigger print.
Open Library edition records give the imprint as "Thorndike, Me: Center Point Pub." and list close to 3,000 works under the Center Point Large Print name. The authors it has issued most often there are Agatha Christie, William W. Johnstone, Frederick Faust, J. A. Johnstone and Shelley Shepard Gray, and its commonest subjects are mysteries, westerns, historical fiction, romance and New York Times bestsellers, so much of the list is genre fiction reissued for library shelves.
The list includes literary titles too. Center Point issued a large-print edition of Julian Barnes's The Sense of an Ending, the novel Jonathan Cape first published in London on 4 August 2011, with Knopf as its American publisher.
Holding a copy? The first edition checker shows Center Point Large Print's practice for the year on your title page.
Identification
How to identify Center Point Large Print first editions
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Frequently asked questions
How do I identify a Center Point Large Print first edition?
Center Point books are large-print editions of texts already published by other houses, so a Center Point copy is not the first edition of the text: its The Sense of an Ending , for example, follows Jonathan Cape's London first of 4 August 2011. Collectors wanting a first should look for the first printing of the original publisher's edition; a Center Point copy is a reading or library copy.
How many Center Point Large Print books does MyVolumes track?
We track 31 editions published by Center Point Large Print, 0 of them first editions, across 31 books.
Where these facts come from
- Center Point Large Print (publisher page), Open Library (openlibrary.org)
- The Sense of an Ending, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- The Sense of an Ending (Center Point, Thorndike, Me.), Open Library (openlibrary.org)
- The Sense of an Ending (Jonathan Cape, 2011), Open Library (openlibrary.org)
- Edition (book), Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- First edition books guide, MillerSmiles (millersmiles.co.uk)
Every fact on this page was checked against the sources listed. Checked 3 November 2026. Reviewed by Harriet Ellis; read how we check facts.