Edition

Watch out for deceptive phrases publishers may use. An edition statement reflecting a publisher's subsidiary does not justify creation of a new record. Consider examples like the following to be insignificant.

First Harcourt paperback edition.

University paperback edition.

Bracket edition statements that do not appear on the item.

Examples:

2nd ed. (Item says: Second edition)

[Mass-market pbk. ed.] (Item has no edition statement)

1st Thorndike large print ed. (Item says: First Thorndike large print edition)

[Large print ed.] (Item has no edition statement)

This change has been approved in concept by the SCRAP committee, but the exact wording is still being adjusted. Please follow the changed rule(s). Please send any feedback to SCRAP.

Multiple edition statements If there are multiple edition statements on the same item that are not actually variations of the same statement, determine which one is the original edition statement, and which one is the secondary or revision statement, and then record both statements in the 250 field in the order original edition, revision edition. Capitalize the first word of each statement. Example: Revised, reset, & illustrated version of the New edition of the World's classics edition: 250 World's classics ed., New ed., rev., reset, and illustrated. If there are multiple edition statements on the item but one of them seems to be related more to marketing rather than an actual edition, give it in a quoted note rather than in the 250 field. Example: T.p. verso says "2nd edition", cover says "10th anniversary edition": 250 2nd ed. 500 "10th anniversary edition"--Cover.