TheMilford wrote:Another feature that might be interesting to note is which printing(s) still have the sewn in bindings and which have the glued bindings.I remember Gary Gygax talking about this change and how the Blume's wanted to save money by eliminating the more expensive sewn bindings among other things.This could also possibly point out a change in printing houses.
SimperingToad wrote:Not necessarily. The white 4th may have been an original 5th, then part of the way through, the binding was changed along with the banner and product list. This could possibly be the change in printer.
SimperingToad wrote:Did Random House do the actual printing? Or, were they merely the distributor?
TheMilford wrote:[ Image ]7th top3rd bottom.The 7th has "stiching" but not the kind of heavy stitching I assume we are talking about here.Do we need to make a more clear distinction?
SimperingToad wrote:None of my three have the red/yellow stitching shown on the bottom. My 3rd print does. So this difference appears to have happened between the 3rd and 4th prints.
deimos3428 wrote:Ok, I see 'em now. The only remaining question I have at this point is: Are all "4th whites" like this, or is your copy another previously-unknown variant?
SimperingToad wrote:Plastic comb binding Ideal for business reports and the like, this method uses plastic teeth that insert into a series of tiny holes made in a stack of pages. Comb binding machines are pretty inexpensive and the spines can be removed and reattached as needed."
TheMilford wrote:This is the same method as Chainmail and other similar books... not a hardbound method.
TheMilford wrote:PHBs[ Image ]7th top3rd bottom.The 7th has "stitching" but not the kind of heavy stitching I assume we are talking about here.Do we need to make a more clear distinction?
deimos3428 wrote:*sigh* There goes my plans for this evening.