2007-02-14 09:30:23 · 5 answers · asked by me29876_ 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
The ISBN number usually says ISBN next to it. Since you didn't mention that I assume that is not the numbers you are talking about. I think you are asking about the number line that tells what printing the book is. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 would mean that it is a first printing. Check out the website below for more info.
2007-02-14 12:53:17 · answer #1 · answered by awanderingelf 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
if these numbers appear on the copyright page, it's part of an "edition statement" and it means:
10 08 06
october 8 2006
4 3 2 1
unrevised first edition
If any revisions [corrections] were made to the text, the rightmost number would be scratched off of the printing plate, leaving:
4 3 2
meaning first edition, revised once -- then
4 3
meaning first edition, revised twice -- and so on....
2007-02-14 17:51:30 · answer #2 · answered by Dr. Souldogs 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
If you are talking about the numbers on the copyright page, that tells you what edition you have. The number all the way to the right is the edition number, so you would have a 1st edition. I think the number all the way to the left is the printing number, so it would be a first edition, tenth printing.
2007-02-14 17:54:15 · answer #3 · answered by kittydoormat 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I guess you mean the call numbers? They are part of the Dewey Decimal system, which is not right considering your numbers. It's to help track the book, and it sets it apart from all the other books on the shelf. Everyone has its own number to call MINE!
Hope that helped in possibly the least bit.
=D
2007-02-14 17:44:42 · answer #4 · answered by LadyDragonRider 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
The ten digit number you are referring to is called the ISBN number which is
The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) a 10-digit number that uniquely identifies books and book-like products published internationally
2007-02-14 18:31:18 · answer #5 · answered by E&K 1 · 1⤊ 3⤋