johnhuck wrote:B1 Mono UK version comes with the last page 31-32 twice.  Once in the booklet.  And once as a separate sheet.  I have three separate copies with this sheet.  One of which I bought from new.  So, they were not photocopied at a later date.

*nods*. Definitely original and not a photocopy, John. Good spot.
(Possibly /slightly/ lighter-colored paper stock(?), but otherwise the same printing).

I wonder how often this is missing from UK copies of B1, especially those in lower grades.
(But then, by comparison, the Reference Sheets in the OD&D box currently have a value of /zero/ for goodness-knows what reason!).

harami2000 wrote:Had a word with the eBay store vendor who was stuck with those last eleven mint copies of Strategic Review #3 and they mentioned that these had been obtained by the previous owner from a GenCon auction.
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Anyone else seen these "in bulk"?

*g*. Was right about SR #3.

In addition to the above eleven, at least four more NM copies from a single vendor:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 5933377214
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 5931856598
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 5933773039
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 5931512594

No idea why it's just that particular issue...

Here we see another one (see my previous post):

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 5938421032

My copies are the same as yours.
1st print nice and glossy
2nd print dull and hazy

To further my advacement in geekhood, I've begun counting the stitches in my PHBs.

All printings are per Acaeum designations.

true 1st-  I d'ont have one.
1st- 31 stitches
2nd- 17 stitches
3rd- 17 stitches
4th- 17 stitches
5th -11 stitches
6th- I have two, one =11 stitches, the other= 17 stitches
7th- 9 stitches
8th(and beyond I presume)- 0 stitches

The PHB that I mentioned in the above post has 13 stitches.

Good old Woodies..

Could the differences in print editions for 3rd+, 4th minus, 4th et al be partly accounted for by the fact that TSR had a christmas special in December 1975 of Books 1 & 2 (for the original boxed set): $2 each  8O or 2 for $4
An advert is listed in SR #5, and it specifically mentions that people should buy to replace their existing copies as these are the ones which are used more and thus wear out quicker.

This may also help explain why the first 2 sometimes don't appear to be the same as the 3rd book ie colouring, slightly different texture..

In the grand scheme probably doesn't mean much and would be very hard to confirm when obtaining copies of the sets.

Thought it would be interesting to speculate.

ifearyeti wrote:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... %3AIT&rd=1

I saw this auction and thought - " someone is very confused." A 236 page revised edition with yellow end papers? Turns out I was the confused one.
I wonder why I have never come across one before.

Coincidentally, within minutes, I was staring at this auction:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... %3AIT&rd=1

and thinking to myself - "that crease looks very familiar." So I bought it and it is a 236 page revised edition with yellow end papers.

I saw that auction and it immediately caught my eye as well. The reason it causght my eye was the cover line.  I was thinkiung that it might actually been a 3rd beta. I saw the question that was asked and with the answer that the seller gave I just gave up on it being what I was hoping. I actually monitered it until the end and although I was bit surprised that it went for $20.00 I just chalked it up to some newbie bidding.  I guess my question is what about this is different?  Isn't it possible that it is just a 6th printing with the last 2 pages removed?

Looking back through all my books, I found one with a faint cover line in that place as well. 236 pages, white end papers, survey form i. e. seventh print. The one that I bought with 236 pages and yellow end papers also has the survey form i. e sixth print. The cover indentation is very pronounced. You can easily feel it with finger.

Does anyone have a DMG with survey forms and 238 numbered pages?

I actually monitered it until the end and although I was bit surprised that it went for $20.00 I just chalked it up to some newbie bidding.  I guess my question is what about this is different?  Isn't it possible that it is just a 6th printing with the last 2 pages removed?

Sure it's possible. The 6th and 7th printings have perforated pages. I can't see any stubs in my copies; the remainder of a perforated page that was removed. But it would be hard to say for a certainty that they weren't there. I am supposing that the 6th and 7th prints only had 236 pages and the 237,238 reference page wasn't included.

Being the print fiend for PHB, MM, DMG that I am, I now heartily regret not bidding more for that copy.

Incidentally, that is only the 2nd time that I have seen an e-Bay auction end in a tie. I wonder what the later bidder is thinking. I'll pay $20 for it, but I'll be damned if I'll pay 20.50.