SimperingToad wrote:I would also put the call out for a red 5th in addition. How does it mesh with the others? I'll see what I can do for scans.
SimperingToad wrote:Lastly, the back page of the product list. Again, very hard to see, so I indicated where the prices are on the 4th Red. You can see where they are missing on the white 4th.[ Image ]
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.