The Periodic Table First Edition
For a first American edition, first printing of The Periodic Table by Primo Levi (Schocken Books, 1984), the first point to check: Copyright page: “First American edition published by Schocken Books 1984” with the number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 running down to 1.
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How to identify this edition
These points tell this edition apart from other printings and editions of The Periodic Table.
✓ Copyright page: “First American edition published by Schocken Books 1984” with the number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 running down to 1
✓ Dust jacket: blue sky over yellow ground, title in a letter grid, black silhouette of a man, “Translated by Raymond Rosenthal”
✓ Price: $16.95 on the front flap (unclipped); later printings may keep it, so the price alone doesn't prove a first
✓ Binding: blue cloth, spine lettered in silver
Common questions
- How do I know if my copy of The Periodic Table is a first American edition, first printing?
- ✓ Copyright page: “First American edition published by Schocken Books 1984” with the number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 running down to 1 ✓ Dust jacket: blue sky over yellow ground, title in a letter grid, black silhouette of a man, “Translated by Raymond Rosenthal” ✓ Price: $16.95 on the front flap (unclipped); later printings may keep it, so the price alone doesn't prove a first ✓ Binding: blue cloth, spine lettered… The identification points above show each one.
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