Book club editions for the most part see the end of this writeup for the exceptions are not of collectible value and cause a lot of confusion for many book collectors. Doubleday book club customer service phone number 516. Book club editions usually refers to a massmarket book club like the book of the month club, the science fiction book club, or others that operated on the subscription model. Just as in standard bookcollecting, the indicators vary between the different book clubs. Welcome to my illustrated bibliography of all of the books in nelson doubledays junior deluxe editions series, i hope it will help people to build their collections of this delightful series but please feel free to jump down to the table at the end of the text right now if youre only after the list of titles and dont need the potted history that follows.
You can call at doubleday book club toll free number 866 2503166, write an email, fill out a contact form on their website. With a more finetuned approach, they offer more club selection than a onestop shop. The paper used for the pages is often thinner and of lesser quality than trade editions. The largest book club is doubleday, which specializes in popular fiction, followed the literary guild, crossings christian book club and bookofthemonth club. The dates codes would represent the first printing of each of these boo. The velvet doublet james street hcdj 1953 book club. Paperback book club editions are often a little larger than the trade paperbacks. Image books, catholic books, moved to crown publishing group. You can search for collectible books published by doubleday on, and.
In order to have a book published at doubleday publishing, an author will need to secure a literary agent. See more ideas about childrens books, illustration and books. In most cases, books released through bookofthemonth club bomc are much nicer than book club editions bce released by the doubleday book clubs. Doubleday book club is one of the most popular book clubs in the world. Rebecca book club edition by du maurier, daphne published. The books hardcovers have minor wear a little bumping of the corners and some rubbing along the edges shelf wear. Coming soon to doubleday book club doubleday book club. Many paperback originals pbos exist in hardcover only in a book club edition.
Bookspan boasts over 50 years of book club experience. This club is a general book club that spans all genres as well as carries books for all ages. In late 1976, added a number row to most titles occasionally deleting the row from subsequent printings and replacing it with a later printing statement. This is an important point to keep in mind because in part it explains why collectors find bomc editions of collected authors desirable and, conversely, literary guild, doubleday book club, et al editions not. Also, book club edition dust jackets dj are occasionally found on first editions to replace lost or damaged jackets. Collecting book club editions book collectors librarything. Doubleday book club is a registered trademark of random house. Bill, the galactic hero book club edition doubleday. These links will take you directly to search results for collectible and rare copies of doubleday published books on the respective sites. A book club edition is quite often of smaller size and printed on. Today, doubleday publishes an array of commercial fiction, literary fiction and serious nonfiction titles.
The boards the book cover may be bound with thick paper instead of cloth. The doubleday trade first printings state first edition on the page. Doubleday receives thousands of queries and submissions annually and only considers those from literary agents. Does a list exist showing the earliest printing dates for specific book club editions of doubleday king. Salems lot by stephen king, first edition, doubleday new york. A new virtual book club stray by stephanie danler my mothers house by francesca momplaisir dirt by bill buford a look at the world of disappearing earth. Bill, the galactic hero book club edition doubleday science fiction. Doubleday entered the book club game shortly after the bomc, and their initial and indeed longstanding competitive strategy was to offer books at lower prices. These include, most famously, bookofthemonthclub bomc, crossings, doubleday book club, literary guild, mystery guild, and others. They have special deals with all sorts of publishers which makes it possible to give you rock bottom prices on all of your favorite books. In general, book club editions are more cheaply printed than the trade editions. Doubleday publishing group is part of random house. Identifying book club editions one girl collecting.
Trim size is given because book club editions are often smaller than trade editions. Well, glenn larsens guide to first editions was one of the first internet documents i ran across about first editions and book club editions and reprint publishers and other items in the following article. There are some general rules that do apply that can help you to correctly identify bce. Identifying book club edition books a guide to identify. Among their first bestsellers was the days work by rudyard kipling. Doubleday book club, mystery guild, and science fiction book club, quality. A book club edition bce or book of the month club edition. Book clubs frequently neglect to remove edition indicators from the plates before printing their copies. Book of the month club books usually bear a small square, circle, or other geometric shape on the lower righthand corner of the back cover.
Doubleday book club offers hundreds of books spanning genres. Bill, the galactic hero book club edition doubleday science fiction harry harrison on. Junior deluxe editions published by nelson doubleday. Author margery williams first childrens book, the velveteen rabbit was published in 1922 by george h. A book club copy will always be a book club copy, even though it states first edition. Bookpoi a guide to identify points of issue for first. In fact, some book club editions will have a blank box where the bar code. Collecting velveteen rabbit by williams, margery first.
Doubleday book club is a division of bookspan, which means it only offers specific genres. It was named for the village on new yorks long island in which doubleday was long headquartered until 1986, and which still houses bookspan, the direct marketer of general interest and specialty book clubs run by doubleday direct and book of the month club holdings. Book is the same size as the first printing before doubleday moved to the larger format. As the above definition makes clear, book club editions are reprints of books.
Editions of the complete sherlock holmes by arthur conan doyle. Doubleday large print book club also makes sure that the font on their site and in the magazine are also in large prints, because what good is a book club if youre unable to read the titles available for purchase. Doubleday book club books have a fivedigit code black numbers in a white block. All promotional offers are subject to specific rules and regulations, which will. Sometimes the only hardcover for a title is a book club. From time to time, doubleday book club provides its members with special promotional offers. How to identify book club editions explains indicators of book club. Ioba identifying book club editions independent online. In recent years, many specialty clubs such as the history book club and the mystery guild, have been growing in popularity.
How to identify book club editions page 2 of 2 bookthink. These books used to state book club edition on the bottom corner of the front flap, but doubleday discontinued this practice several years ago. Both book club and trade editions but often not the library bindings. Save over 20% credits will not expire, so you can use them at any time. Save over 40% all preorders are available at the membership price or one member credit, and because they are shipped separately, preorders are not eligible for feature selection bundle prices. These dates would be actual dates and or the earliest known gutter codes. Thanks john, i took a quick read, im going to have to digest this a little later in the week and write down a timeline today is the last day of the month so its site update time for tomorrows newsletter along with a busy week at the day job it sure would be nice to see some sort of reply from whoever printed the revised djs to clarify when they were actually printed. This is a code is specifically for books released through the doubleday book clubs. Doubleday large print eliminates this hassle by offering thousands of copies through their easytouse website member magazine. Collectors often encounter books from the publishing house, so its useful to know a bit about doubledays history and how to identify its first editions. Save over 40% all preorders are available at the membership price or one member credit, and because they are shipped separately, pre. All promotional offers are subject to specific rules and regulations, which will be clearly explained via a link on the site. According to firsts magazine, in the 1970s firstprinting dustwrappers of some mystery titles were issued without a price on the flap, making them appear to be bookclub editions.
The harper hall of pern by anne mccaffrey omnibus, nelson doubleday, no. Since its inception in 1897, doubleday has been a powerful presence in the american publishing landscape. The bookofthemonth club offers a wide range of fiction, nonfiction and classics on topics such as biography, business and career, cooking, history, health and fitness, humor, and much more. Book club editions are not worthless but they are worth less than equivalent trade editions. But even when trade and bomc books were printed in different plants, great care was taken by the bomc to duplicate trades.
The fivedigit code frequently black numbers in a white block is a code for books released through the doubleday book clubs the major ones being literary guild, doubleday book club, mystery guild, and science fiction book club. How can you tell if my book is a book club edition. Both of these publishers have used a variety of methods over the years to. Bestselling new fiction books at low priceswhats not to like. Doubleday book club books may differ in certain respects from publishers editions. Dracula by bram stoker, first edition, doubleday abebooks. How to identify book club editions page 1 of 2 bookthink.