Starship Troopers First Edition
For a first edition, first printing of Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein (G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1959), the first point to check: Copyright page: “© 1959 By Robert A. Heinlein” and “Manufactured in the United States of America / Van Rees Press · New York”, and “Published simultaneously in the Dominion of Canada by Longmans, Green and Company”.
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How to identify this edition
These points tell this edition apart from other printings and editions of Starship Troopers.
✓ Copyright page: “© 1959 By Robert A. Heinlein” and “Manufactured in the United States of America / Van Rees Press · New York”, and “Published simultaneously in the Dominion of Canada by Longmans, Green and Company”
✓ Title page: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, New York
✓ Dust jacket: design by Jerry Robinson (credit at the foot of the front flap); back panel with the author’s biography, “the author of starship troopers”
✓ Price: $3.95 at the top of the front flap (unclipped); the price alone doesn’t prove a first
✓ Binding: dark blue cloth, title and stars stamped in silver, “putnam” at the foot of the spine
Common questions
- How do I know if my copy of Starship Troopers is a first edition, first printing?
- ✓ Copyright page: “© 1959 By Robert A. Heinlein” and “Manufactured in the United States of America / Van Rees Press · New York”, and “Published simultaneously in the Dominion of Canada by Longmans, Green and Company” ✓ Title page: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, New York ✓ Dust jacket: design by Jerry Robinson (credit at the foot of the front flap); back panel with the author’s biography, “the author of starship troopers” ✓… The identification points above show each one.
- Can I sell my copy of Starship Troopers?
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