Written and created by me, louise being the illustrator and of course my special annoying soulmate, who always pushes me about. This will be a welcome addition to the textbooks available. Roots first edition signed alex haley bauman rare books. A book club edition bce or book of the month club edition bomc refers to a book printed by a book club with cheaper materials than the original publishing house, and is generally not worth much to the serious collector. To find the market value for this book, click on the prefilled ebay, abebooks. First edition, early printing of haleys classic work. First trade edition, with a card signed by the author laid in. Likely a book club edition check the front inside flap of the dust jacket for a price and the lower right hand corner of the back of the actual book for a small circular indentation.
This is a blindstamp and always indicates a book club edition. Demand too many comparable copies currently for sale may indicate a glut in the market. While some obsess over the root causes of the appalling things people do to one another, kekes reminds us that evil actions find their origin in the individual. Exceptions do occur, primarily with books that can be expected to have a long shelf life and thus are subject to price changes during the. If you own one of these rare books, youre sitting on a. This limited edition of 415 copies contains 24 page introduction by bertha clark pope. Identifying book club edition books a guide to identify. The story was well written, developed, sexy and steady.
Most often, a jacket without a price is a book club edition. Compare your book to the details of each book listed, comparing the publisher, year published, edition, condition, and any physical description of the book. There are some notable exceptions in which the book club edition. Read this book and prepare to be shocked and moved to tears, and also to marvel at what man is capable of. At the request of gretsch fans worldwide, the roots collection also presents gorgeous new gretsch ukulele models. No the book that help make the land mark tv movie roots. Jan 19, 2006 28 harry potter and the philosophers stone by jk rowling bloomsbury, 1997. For those of you who watched roots, the blockbuster television miniseries in 1977, but never read the novel, you will be dazzled by the written version. Evans revisits the question of what happened at the reformation.
I used to belong to the mystery guild book club and their editions were indeed smaller than the same title purchased from a store. Book has tape stains and abrasions on front and rear end pages where newspaper articles were taped in, owner name on front pastedown and soiled top edges. You know that first edition printings describe a book that is likely to be worth more than a second printing or later edition, but what of that hardcover on your shelf. Book club edition does that mean that book has no value. One womans quest to conquer skepticism, cynicism, and cigarettes on the path to enlightenment, by suzanne morrison. Hey guys, so im not an expert on book collecting and was wondering if this was a good deal or not. Collecting book club editions book collectors librarything. There are a few bces that are the only hardback edition of the work, or the regular trade edition is so rare, and so far out of most collectors reach, the bce is sold at a premium i.
The reasons that book club editions are less valuable. There is no such thing as a first edition book club edition. Most book collectors steer clear of them with a few exceptions. The book club edition on the right is smaller than the true first edition on the left.
Buy roots book online at low prices in india roots. There may be a blindstamp impressed into the back cover of a hardcover book. You can find detailed help on identifying book club editions here. Books are not typically published for book clubs unless the author andor the title have already proven to be very popular. Exceptions do occur, primarily with books that can be expected to have a long shelf life and thus are subject to price changes during the life of a single printing. It is important for us to consider the value these book clubs had to women of the late 1800s. The inside of the front flap of the dust jacket is marked book club edition. Picture of the 1976 first edition dust jacket for roots. The book on the top, missing this element, is the book club edition. I love books and collect them but i dont like to spend a terrible amount on them. Roots by alex haley, first edition, signed abebooks.
Picture of the back dust jacket for the first edition of roots. There may be a small shape impressed into the cover. Feb 12, 2008 i have heard that when a book has the words book club edition on it, no matter how old the book is, that book has no value. The dust jacket is both the most decorative part of a book, and the most delicate. It tells the story of kunta kinte, an 18thcentury african, captured as an adolescent, sold into slavery in africa, transported to north america. Roots by haley, alex and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. I bought the print edition years ago on the day it was published in the. Only the books that do not have those words are the ones that would have value. Book club editions also may have four or five numbers printed in a contrasting box on the back of the book. In most cases, books released through book ofthemonth club bomc are much nicer than book club editions bce released by the doubleday book clubs. Because of its smaller dimensions, the book club edition has more pages. Picture of the first edition doubleday and company boards for roots. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, may 15, 1983 for gerald s.
Book think clearly illustrates the importance of condition with its valuation of kurt vonneguts slaughterhousefive. The reason they arent worth more money is because the true first editions had a limited print run while book club editions have a larger print run thats why there are so many out there. Roots is one of the most important books of the 20th century, and truly deserves every bit of glory the pulitzer bestowed on it. Henderson warmest wishes from the whole roots family of kunta kinte.
A hardcover book published in 1958 by viking isnt the same as a reprint published by penguin in 1963. The reasons that book club editions are less valuable should. They dont even rate a definition in the mostrecent. A 1969 book club edition of the godfather by mario puzo. Book club, must always be noted as such no matter what the condition of the book. Roots the saga of an american familyalex haley book club. Contravening traditional paradigms of interpretation, evans charts the controversies. The saga of an american family has climbed to the tippytop of my alltime favorite books. The book club edition on the right features a different photo of the author on the dust jacket. Book geeks and bookniks whats the difference between a. Most hard cover books published since the early 20th century were sold with a dust jacket. Most volumes contained five although a considerable minority consisted of three, four, or six current bestselling novels and nonfiction books which.
The value of a first edition book is extremely dependent upon its condition. The huffington post selected the tigers wife for our now discontinued book club in 2011, and with good reason. Putnams sons, new york, has the original dust jacket and silver tone lettering to the spine. Edition, later printing 1976 no date 1976 under title, hardcover in the dust jacket, 587 page book. Roots hardcover january 1, 1976 by alex haley author. It is one of the books that had a deep and lasting impact on me, and opened my eyes to the horrors of slavery. The scandalous rejection of my hasidic roots by deborah feldman 2012, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. The reason they arent worth more money is because the true first editions had a limited print run while book club editions have a larger print run thats. The uke is experiencing one of its phenomenal resurgences in popularity, once again bringing the lilting sounds of the south sea islands to delighted ears everywhere, gretschs three deluxe ukulelesthe concert deluxe, tenor deluxe and tenor cutaway electric models. Each signed first edition club pick is a first edition and first printing, personally signed by the author, delivered to you in pristine condition with its jacket in a. It was also unsparing in its depictions of slavery.
Specific points of issue for the first edition of pulitzer prize winner roots by alex haley. I have heard that when a book has the words book club edition on it, no matter how old the book is, that book has no value. According to the 1988 statement, the artists book club did not have special editions from suppliers, but rather bought publishers remainders if the book was a new title, or publishers stock for backlist items. A book that has significant damage is likely not worth much.
It tells the story of kunta kinte, an 18thcentury african, captured as an adolescent, sold into. Obrehts portrayal of a southeast europe corrupted by war yet inspired by legends and fairy tales is both touching and deeply important. May 22, 2007 roots, billed as a genealogical novel, was an earthy book. The book club of california started a little differently from many others as you shall see. In the world of book collecting, a first edition is generally considered to be the first appearance of a work, in its first printing. Each signed first edition club pick is a first edition and first printing, personally signed by the author, delivered to you in pristine condition with its jacket in a transparent protective wrapping to extend the life of the book. Watermark draws its selections from the best new fiction and nonfiction titles. Book has light spine heel wear with no writing or marking and appears unread. Book club editions book of the month clubs often use the same printing plates as the original publisher, right down to the words first edition on the printing history.
At first this can become somewhat confusing because when a book becomes very popular and is often reprinted many times over a number. Learn about a new club launched in spring 2019, delivering four debut novels each year, here. In roots, haley mixes historical and fictional accounts to tell the story of an american family. Grading books collecting, identifying, and valuing first edition. 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. Often, book club editions will have an string of numbers on the last page of the book near the margin, running vertically, just before the endpaper. I bought the print edition years ago on the day it was published in the uk. In most cases, books released through bookofthemonth club bomc are much nicer than book club editions bce released by the doubleday book clubs. When we buy e book are we being sold an early draft. Unfortunately, book clubs frequently do not remove edition indicators from the plates before the book goes to print. If your copy is a 3rd printing, or a book club edition, it wont have the same value as a first edition. As the above definition makes clear, book club editions are reprints of books for a defined audience. Nothing would distinguish the book club editions from the trade editions.
First edition points to identify roots by alex haley. The book club edition on the right features a different photo of the. Book has tape stains and abrasions on front and rear end pages where newspaper articles were taped in, owner. A monthly subscription club for readers and collectors of quality signed, firstedition books the ultimate way to build a personal library, our signed firsts club will please true collectors and lovers of the written word. Thick octavo, original half black cloth, original dust jacket. In terms of monetary value, book club editions are usually at the bottom of the pack, practically valueless. The other major book club group is the bookofthemonth club. Jacket has short closed edge tears now protected with paper backed polyester film.
Picture of the back dust jacket flap for the first edition of roots. This statement in a book club book does not add value. Turn the book over, and look near the bottom of the back cover, near the spine. Near fine in a near fine price clipped dust jacket. When we buy ebook are we being sold an early draft. Authors second book and basis for the historic tv miniseries. This is the worst i have ever had to plough through. This hardcover edition of the beloved gangster novel, published by g.
Due to its very limited numbers, in our time is considered one of the rare books for book collectors around the world. The 30th anniversary edition apparently commemorating the show, not the original book, published on may 22 by vanguard press, carries a talk given by haley to his readers. If you just want the book to read it, a book club copy is fine. I had the pleasure of popping in to one of morrisons book readings here in sf a few years ago when yoga bitch came out. But this version is marred on page after page by extraordinarily crass poor spelling. The principal value of the roots of evil is that the author squarely faces the challenge of evil, a task of no small importance when islamofascism and much else are testing the mettle of the west. The roots of the reformation is a book which does not just give an account of the reformation but sets it in the context of earlier church history, showing where there is continuity and where there is radical change. Readers digest condensed books was a series of hardcover anthology collections, published by the american general interest monthly family magazine readers digest and distributed by direct mail. Members of the club receive a thoughtfully selected book each month. It is important for collectors to identify book club editions and first trade editions. Feb 15, 2010 there are a few bces that are the only hardback edition of the work, or the regular trade edition is so rare, and so far out of most collectors reach, the bce is sold at a premium i. The condition of a first edition book, like all collectible books, is an important factor in determining its value. Roots alex haley first edition signed raptis rare books.
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