What does a listing mean?
Here is a sample listing: KING, STEPHEN; STRAUB, PETER, THE TALISMAN, VIKING/G.P. PUTNAM’S SONS, NEW YORK, 1984, 1ST, 644, VG/VG, I2117, $25.00 • The Authors(s) name(s) will be in bold. • The Title is underlined. • The next item is the name of the publisher, as listed on the title page. • The city listed is the place of publication. • The year is the year of publication of the given edition. • The “1st”, “2nd”, etc. represent the edition of the book. First editions are more valuable. • The next number will represent the pages in the book. • The condition of the book, as well as any comments about the book are listed next. Example: VG/VG the first VG means that the book itself is in VG (very good) shape, and the second VG represents the condition of the dust jacket. (See the section below ‘How do you grade your books? for definitions.) • The second to last entry is a number of the form “I2117.” This is our inventory number. • When ordering a book, you need to make sure that you include
