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Post Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 8:54 am 
 

hi folks! a question on a recent purchase i had on ebay... i bought this DMG:




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...i received it today and found smtg weird: despite there is not the clear feature of the "D" in the yellow banner cut off the cover, this copy has the red and yellow spine inlay...



i am in trouble because i am not able to detect which print run is this book... according to the description inthe page of the acaeum, a 1st print should have a textblock stitched 5/8" apart: how does is means exactly? and, moreover, how much is in cm 5/8''?



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ah, of course, this is not a 2nd alpha!



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Post Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 9:08 am 
 

This is a 1st print.  Every 1st print DMG does not always have the D running as fully as others do, just like everyone once in awhile you will see a DMG where the D does run off the page a little bit and its not a 1st print.  The most important thing to look for is the location of the wizard logo.  On 1st prints, the wizard logo is always alot lower than the latter printings of the book, so much so that it ends up covering the Wizards foot.  As evident by the picture from the auction, the Wizard logo very low and it is doing this and therefore its a first print DMG.  

When looking for 1st print DMG's I always look for the Wizard logo's placement for this exact reason as it is the most consistant indicator.


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Post Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 9:19 am 
 

Hey Brian! Tnx for the quick reply!
...and for the tip as well!

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