Book collectors / dealers is this a first edition?

Broadstruck

I won a Guttag Brothers NYC Printing of Lyman Haynes Low's Hard Times Tokens.

Low's first publication was printed in the late 1800's (1889 or 1899? )and most of the Guttag Bros books that I have seen where printed in the 1920-30's...

what did I win as I thought the second printion on this was in 1955 and then thrid in 1977.

MidLifeCrisis

In most cases, you have to look at the copyright page to determine the edition. Can you post a pic of that page or tell us what it says?

Your book looks like a special printing edition, but I'm not sure.

Broadstruck

<< <i>In most cases, you have to look at the copyright page to determine the edition. Can you post a pic of that page or tell us what it says?

Your book looks like a special printing edition, but I'm not sure. >>



I haven't received it yet and the seller didn't show and image of the copyright page.

Broadstruck

Guess it's this?

Just found on the web by doing a search under Guttag and Hard Times, and leaving out Low.

Author Name: Guttag Bros. Title: Hard Times Tokens Binding: Boards Book Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Publisher: New York Guttag Brothers 1924 33 pp., ill. E, Numbered by hand. Top outer corner of each odd numbered page has stamp signature of J.J. McCoy, as does middle of each page of the index. The scarcest of the Guttag publication. Guttag Tokens Hard Times McCoy American

shorecoll

It's a Guttag knock-off, not a true 1st but certainly collectible. If firstmint doesn't respond, I'd give Charlie Davis a call.