Yokohama, California First Edition
For a first edition, first printing of Yokohama, California by Toshio Mori (The Caxton Printers, 1949), the first point to check: Title page: “With an introduction by William Saroyan”, imprint The Caxton Printers, Ltd., Caldwell, Idaho, 1949.
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How to identify this edition
These points tell this edition apart from other printings and editions of Yokohama, California.
✓ Title page: “With an introduction by William Saroyan”, imprint The Caxton Printers, Ltd., Caldwell, Idaho, 1949
✓ Copyright page: “Copyright 1949 by The Caxton Printers, Ltd., Caldwell, Idaho” and “Printed and bound in the United States of America by The Caxton Printers, Ltd.”
✓ Binding: orange cloth lettered in black, “Caxton” at the foot of the spine
✓ Dust jacket: yellow pictorial jacket, title in red brush lettering, “Introduction written by William Saroyan”; a “Selected Titles” list on the jacket marked “trade list, June, 1948”
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- How do I know if my copy of Yokohama, California is a first edition, first printing?
- ✓ Title page: “With an introduction by William Saroyan”, imprint The Caxton Printers, Ltd., Caldwell, Idaho, 1949 ✓ Copyright page: “Copyright 1949 by The Caxton Printers, Ltd., Caldwell, Idaho” and “Printed and bound in the United States of America by The Caxton Printers, Ltd.” ✓ Binding: orange cloth lettered in black, “Caxton” at the foot of the spine ✓ Dust jacket: yellow pictorial jacket, title in red brush… The identification points above show each one.
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