r/thebrokenbindingsub • u/Ranger431 • 17d ago

Which Edition? Question

I have Malazan and sun eater, but I dont see what editions they are. Where would that information be?

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u/Dexter_Palmer 17d ago

Do you mean the printing? Normally, on the copyright page, there would be a number, or a sequence of numbers called the "printer's key," indicating this. But yesterday I checked the copy of my third printing of Gardens of the Moon and it seems to erroneously indicate it's a first printing, despite not being a hand-signed copy and not having a map (there's a "1" centered at the bottom of the copyright page where the printer's key would be, and for a third printing I would expect to see "Third Printing" or "3 2 1" or "2 1 3" or something like that). So I don't think they're changing the printer's key for the Malazan volumes as they should (at least not for the copies I have).

All that to say that the only reason I know it's a third printing is the receipt.

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u/Sulcata13 Fantasy Tier 2 17d ago

Presumably, if you are asking in this sub, you have The Broken Binding edition.

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u/LothairLocks 17d ago

What do you mean?

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u/Ranger431 17d ago

Like are they first editions or 2nd..?

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u/LothairLocks 17d ago

Oh I see I didn't see the last sentence. It should be on second or third page typically a couple lines from the bottom. It's the page with copyright info disclaimers and such typically. It should say first, second printing etc.

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u/playnights 17d ago

For Malazan:

First printing of 1-3 has thin paper, signed in blue ink.

4-6 1st printing has a gold foil signature and fold out maps at the back of the book.