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First edition

Collecting Toys

Richard O'Brien
Books Americana, Inc. (Florence, Alabama), 1979. First edition.
$30One copy · this copy
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Book
Very Good
Our ref
RCB-663a75d2d098
What we checked, and where to see itRCB-663a75d2d098 · 6 photographs of this copy
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Copyright page reads "Copyright, 1979 by Richard O'Brien, exclusive rights Books Americana Inc., Florence, Alabama 35630"
examined on the copy in hand
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ISBN 0-89689-002-3 present on copyright page
examined on the copy in hand
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Cover priced $8.95 (early printing price)
examined on the copy in hand
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No edition number stated on cover or title — no "Second/Third Edition" designation, consistent with the original 1979 issue
examined on the copy in hand
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Books Americana did not use number lines in this era
examined on the copy in hand
Flaws, each one named
1
Edge/corner wear to front cover, lower spine corner rubbed
see it — photograph 1
2
Spine creasing and rubbing with loss of color
see it — photograph 5
3
Toned/tanned page-block edges typical, light soiling to fore-edge
see it — photograph 6
This copy
First edition

What a true first shows: First edition published 1979 by Books Americana. This is the first of what became a long-running series of numbered editions (2nd, 3rd, etc. followed in the 1980s-90s).

Photographs show the exact copy you will receive. Every flaw we found is listed above; if we missed one, the return is on us.