First US Edition of GoF (WAS: Scans of Relevant Pages)

[Phil Boswell]

No: HPFGUIDX 103900

squeakinby <squeakinby at t...> wrote:
[snip]
>  Usually the last 
               ^^^^
> number in the long line is the number printing it was.  If the last
                                                                 ^^^^
> number is 1, it's a first printing.  If it's 23, it's the 23rd
> printing.

ITYM "lowest" rather than "last".

For example a book might have a row of figures like
|                                                          |
|                   4 6 8 10 12 11 9 7 5                   |
|                                                          |

This would then be from the fourth printing. The next print run would
then show:
|                                                          |
|                     6 8 10 12 11 9 7 5                   |
|                                                          |

Some publishers alternate even and odd numbers from each end, usually
if the row is centred on the page, so it stays that way as they chip
the smaller numbers off; some put them in one straight run. YMMV as
they say.

HTH HAND
-- 
Phil