bbarsh wrote:But there is a small voice that whispers...get the first...get the first...
bclarkie wrote:afoolandhis$ wrote:Any thoughts?2 things come to my mind as possibilities: 1) Being that the MM was first, maybe they were experimenting or testing a different binding set(less expensive?) after they first produced the Monster Manual. Taking a closer look at the 2nd print MM might help shed some light there being that it was released only 1 month after the 1st print PHB. Obviously the fly/end papers are not white, but maybe the spine inlay is the same.
afoolandhis$ wrote:Any thoughts?
deimos3428 wrote: Spine inlay on all MMs up until the 3rd is red-yellow, as is the 3rd PHB (and presumably the 2nd, it's still in the mail ). So we've got a continuous theme of red-yellow spine inlay and colored flyleafs from 1977 to Jan 1979, longer if you count the DMG as well. The one exception is the T1st PHB...I'm beginning to think its a "special" copy as well -- how many are known to exist?
afoolandhis$ wrote:Do we have an idea of the print runs for the T1st and 1st print PHBs?
afoolandhis$ wrote:What about the 2nd print PHB? Does it have the striped spine inlay?
deimos3428 wrote:afoolandhis$ wrote:What about the 2nd print PHB? Does it have the striped spine inlay?Yes, it does. Mine arrived in the mail yesterday
afoolandhis$ wrote:deimos3428 wrote:Yes, it does. Mine arrived in the mail yesterday deimo: what colors are the stripes? can you post a pic showing the inlay?
deimos3428 wrote:Yes, it does. Mine arrived in the mail yesterday
muaddib5 wrote:So, what would the going rate be for a true 1st (depending on condition)?
afoolandhis$ wrote:muaddib5 wrote:So, what would the going rate be for a true 1st (depending on condition)?I'd pay $200 for a mint copy.