3 hours ago
2025-1-16 3:00:50 AM UTC
Hello,
I have a First American Edition, Second Printing, Tree and Leaf book. The cover, not the dust jacket, is red. I did a google and eBay search and all the books I found have blue covers, no red covers. Catalog card #'s are the same.
Anyone know why this is?
Attached are a few photos. The blue cover is from eBay, 2nd Printing as well.
-Johnwise
3 hours ago
2025-1-16 3:09:13 AM UTC
If I had to guess, the red boards looks very similar to what most libraries do when rebinding. Are there any ex-lib markings in your copy?
Welcome to the site!
2 hours ago
2025-1-16 4:33:54 AM UTC
Thank you for the welcome and reply, Uruloke!
I do not see any markings. Maybe, if I put it the fire for a bit something may appear? Haha
I think you may be right, though. There is no publisher markings on the spine. I have a Farmer Giles of Ham and has Allen/Unwin.
I attached a few more photos.
Bummer, thought I had a decent rarity.
1 hour ago
2025-1-16 5:46:36 AM UTC
Johnwise wrote:
Thank you for the welcome and reply, Uruloke!
I do not see any markings. Maybe, if I put it the fire for a bit something may appear? Haha
I think you may be right, though. There is no publisher markings on the spine. I have a Farmer Giles of Ham and has Allen/Unwin.
I attached a few more photos.
Bummer, thought I had a decent rarity.
That looks like a library rebinding, it is unusual to have the dust-jacket though as those were often discarded. If it does not have any markings, then it may have been for a non-lending library, where you could only read the books in the library.
32 minutes ago
2025-1-16 6:16:48 AM UTC
Thank you, Trotter.
I'm glad I noticed this before trying to sell it. My One book to rule them all, only to be re-binded.
This has been a fun lesson to learn!
Thanks y'all
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