First Printings »
We recently became enamored of Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events. We're slow, okay? Anyway, in the process, I've been educated (somewhat) about the number line found in many books these days.
Specifically, that the series 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 appears to indicate a first printing - at least in this series, as printed in the US. In another series from the same publisher, a book from another publisher, or even the same series from the same publisher in the UK, it might be something like 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 instead. The common thread being that each contains the number 1. the publisher then removes the number 1 when the first printing is complete, so the second printing results in a slightly different number line. For instance, 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2.
