Encyclopedia Magica Volume One

First (1994): States "First Printing, December 1994" on interior.  Faux leather oversized cover with bookmark.  No back cover text, only a sticker with UPC.

Encyclopedia Magica Volume Four & Index

First (1995): States "First Printing, November 1995" on interior.  Faux leather oversized cover with bookmark.  No back cover text, only a sticker with UPC.

DMGR1 Campaign Sourcebook and Catacomb Guide
First (1990): Faux leather cover, angled TSR logo, 12-digit UPC, $15.00 cover price
Second (1990): Granite cover, gold angled TSR logo, 12-digit UPC, $15.00 cover price

DMGR2 Castle Guide
First (1990): Faux leather cover, angled TSR logo, 12-digit UPC, $15.00 cover price
Second (1990): Granite cover, gold angled TSR logo, 12-digit UPC, $15.00 cover price

Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Two (I need to find my other copy but I have that one written down as price of $19.95 and another next to me with $18.00 and matches the 1st of MC Annual Vol One specs)

Updating somethings from the list.

ShaneG.

Not sure how much this will matter, but I recently obtained a couple of Psionic's Handbooks; one 1st and one 2nd.

On the back cover, the 2nd printing has "The Complete" on one line, presumably scrunched up so they can fit a larger UPC on the label.  The 1st has "The" on it's own line.  

So it might be another way to quickly identify 1st printings.  I don't have enough of the rest of them to confirm this is so with the rest of the "Complete" series, though.

Ogma wrote:Of the 2E DMGs, which one is the rarer:  the one titled:  "Dungeon Master's Guide" or the one titled:  "DUNGEON MASTER GUIDE" (both with the first 2E cover art)?

Dungeon Master's Guide

First (1989): TSR Angled logo.

Second (?): TSR Gold Angled logo. As with many TSR books, no print information is listed on the interior. It is likely that there are many printings to this book that can't be identified.

They both have the same TSR logo?

ShaneG.

Ogma wrote:Of the 2E DMGs, which one is the rarer:  the one titled:  "Dungeon Master's Guide" or the one titled:  "DUNGEON MASTER GUIDE" (both with the first 2E cover art)?

Neither one is particularly rare.  Without looking very hard, here's about 40 of them:



eBay listings



I don't know how you'd go about telling which one is rarer, without a statistically significant survey, and millions of government tax dollars.  

Yep..All caps for the title is 2nd (thanks Deimos for listing those )

ShaneG.

More on MCs

MC1 - 1st - Angled TSR logo, 3-hole punched, 72 sheets, 8 Dividers (still need to confirm this #, but I think I'm right here - these are 5-hole punched), Vampire page has a corrected sheet pasted on back, but looks like behind it was the exact info as front but eastern Vampire picture in the top right place, sheets are perforated along side with holes with some still having the rest of the paper attached and thus slightly wider.

MC1 - 2nd - Angled TSR logo, 5-hole punched, 73 sheets (on one side it Instructions for Blank Monster sheet, other side blank), 8 Dividers, Vampire page fixed, sheets are perforated along side with holes with many perforated lines running through the holes (though edges seem cut better now).

MC1 - 3rd - Angled TSR logo, 5-hole punched, 72 sheets, 8 Dividers, No perforated pages.

MC1 - 4th - Gold Angled TSR logo, 5-hole punched, Copyright date on each page (1989)... (rest as 3rd)

MC2 - Only know of 1 printing - 5-hole punched, 8 Dividers (I think I know what they are, but could use a true confirmation)

MC3 - 1st - 5-hole punched, 32 sheets, 4 Dividers, Tri-fold cover wrap

MC3 - 2nd - 5-hole punched, 32 sheets (Copyright date on back of each page - 1989), 4 Dividers (Copyright on dividers), Tri-fold cover wrap

((Why do I do this? and can someone make it stop ))

ShaneG.

Thought about starting a new topic with this question, but decided just to ask it here in this thread.

Anyone know where I can find a comprehensive list of all "official" 2nd edition D&D products? How about 3.0/3.5 edition?

i think its a great idea shane spending LOTS more time on 2e. shane in fact you should do 3e too dude.

anything to keep you finding anything more on tegel manor and modron

Al

Plaag wrote:Still waiting on seeing some said auctions for these many copies you have

Just having a MC challenge atm, but could never forget about Judges Guild.

ShaneG.

well i have sold 3 privately shane, so need to check what i have left *looks at pile of stuff 2 feet away*

Al

Plaag wrote:More on MCs

MC1 - 1st - Angled TSR logo, 3-hole punched, 72 sheets, 8 Dividers (still need to confirm this #, but I think I'm right here - these are 5-hole punched), Vampire page has a corrected sheet pasted on back, but looks like behind it was the exact info as front but eastern Vampire picture in the top right place, sheets are perforated along side with holes with some still having the rest of the paper attached and thus slightly wider.

MC1 - 2nd - Angled TSR logo, 5-hole punched, 73 sheets (on one side it Instructions for Blank Monster sheet, other side blank), 8 Dividers, Vampire page fixed, sheets are perforated along side with holes with many perforated lines running through the holes (though edges seem cut better now).

MC1 - 3rd - Angled TSR logo, 5-hole punched, 72 sheets, 8 Dividers, No perforated pages.

MC1 - 4th - Gold Angled TSR logo, 5-hole punched, Copyright date on each page (1989)... (rest as 3rd)

MC2 - Only know of 1 printing - 5-hole punched, 8 Dividers (I think I know what they are, but could use a true confirmation)

MC3 - 1st - 5-hole punched, 32 sheets, 4 Dividers, Tri-fold cover wrap

MC3 - 2nd - 5-hole punched, 32 sheets (Copyright date on back of each page - 1989), 4 Dividers (Copyright on dividers), Tri-fold cover wrap

((Why do I do this? and can someone make it stop ))

ShaneG.

Shane (and everyone else who has posted here with this information):

Thank you, thank you, thank you!  This is truly invaluable information and has given me lots of additional data to add to my personal inventory.  I truly appreciate all the work you've done in this thread.