The House of God First Edition
For a first edition, first printing of The House of God by Samuel Shem (Richard Marek, 1978), the first point to check: Copyright page: “Copyright © 1978 by Samuel Shem”, Richard Marek Publishers, 200 Madison Avenue, ISBN 0-399-90023-3, ending “Printed in the United States of America” with no printing statement and no number line.
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How to identify this edition
These points tell this edition apart from other printings and editions of The House of God.
✓ Copyright page: “Copyright © 1978 by Samuel Shem”, Richard Marek Publishers, 200 Madison Avenue, ISBN 0-399-90023-3, ending “Printed in the United States of America” with no printing statement and no number line
✓ Title page: Richard Marek Publishers, New York with the Marek monogram
✓ Binding: half cloth, blue-grey endpapers
✓ Dust jacket: design by Larry Noble, cartoon doctor with head mirror, “MAREK” at the foot of the spine
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Common questions
- How do I know if my copy of The House of God is a first edition, first printing?
- ✓ Copyright page: “Copyright © 1978 by Samuel Shem”, Richard Marek Publishers, 200 Madison Avenue, ISBN 0-399-90023-3, ending “Printed in the United States of America” with no printing statement and no number line ✓ Title page: Richard Marek Publishers, New York with the Marek monogram ✓ Binding: half cloth, blue-grey endpapers ✓ Dust jacket: design by Larry Noble, cartoon doctor with head mirror, “MAREK” at the foot… The identification points above show each one.
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