Compendium Printings Summary
Note that in 1978 this was originally an S. Peter Dance project which due to
scope became a change to collaborate with R. Tucker Abbott. Both authors
quickly learned how big of a project it was.
I must concur with Mr. Callomon, that the only printing that is truly as 2nd
edition is the Japanese edition, the 2nd and 3rd qualify as revised
editions, although minor.
Leslie Crnkovic
1982 E.P. Dutton, Inc. First Printing, First Edition
<> Dust Jacket - Maroon, glossy; Cover - Burgundy/scarlet cloth binding
<> Officially released: January 28, 1983
<> Printing - 17,000 copies, about 10,000 of were Book Club Editions
- There were two "Author's Errata" slips created, which were provided when
Dutton First Edition copies were shipped directly from the authors. The
first Errata slip is dated December of 1982, although the book was not
available until January of 1983. The second is dated February of 1983.
Errata was also posted to several Journals.
1983 E.P. Dutton, Inc. Second Printing, First Revised Edition
<> Dust Jacket - Maroon, glossy; Cover - Burgundy/scarlet cloth binding
<> 51 asterisks added marking captions changed. Printing - 3,500 copies
1985 Heibonsha Ltd., Publishers, Tokyo, First Edition in Japanese
<> Translation into Japanese by: Tadashige Habe & Takashi Okutani
<> Dust Jacket - Light blue, glossy
<> Slip Case - Natural cardboard. Wrapper, mock of the Dust Jacket
<> Cover - Deep brown full grain leather, gold embossed.
- Dr. Okutani of the Japanese National Museum of Science wrote a new and
longer introduction with all new figures, illustrations, and thirty new
photos which were alternates from his book on the "Kawamura Collection". He
also made many corrections in captions as did Dr. Habe.
- In early 1985 E.P. Dutton was acquired (bought out) by "New American
Library", and they dumped the remaining stock of 1100 books and the plates,
to R.T. Abbott, which he acquired for his publishing business "American
Malacologists, Inc." (AMI) in July 1986.
1986 American Malacologist, Inc. Third Printing (revised), First
Edition
<> Dust Jacket - Olive green; Cover - Glossy medium-green cloth
binding.
<> A 52nd caption change is added.
<> Errata Page Added on page 411. Printing - 3,500 copies (Est.)
- In fall of 1986 there was serious discussions on a true 2nd edition of
Compendium, and it appears that both Abbott and Dance were already working
on parts of it, but it never moved far forward.
1988 American Malacologist, Inc. McMillan Book Club Edition (dated 1986)
<> Annotated to be the same as Third Printing (revised), First Edition
<> Cover & Dust Jacket medium-green - Glossy cloth binding.
1990 American Malacologist, Inc. Fourth Printing
<> Same as Third Printing (revised), First Edition
<> Printed at the same time as Lett's & Crawford House Editions.
1990 Charles Letts & Co. Ltd., London, First UK Edition
<> Both Same as American Malacologist except:
<> Dust Jacket Navy Blue, glossy; Cover - Navy blue cloth binding
1991 Crawford House Press, First Australian Edition
<> Both Same as American Malacologist except:
<> Dust Jacket Royal Blue, glossy; Cover - Navy blue cloth binding
1994 American Malacologist, Inc. Fifth Printing (not dated)
<> Same as Third Printing (revised), First Edition
<> Cover - Medium green paperboard, cheaply bound, used a new printer.
1998 Heibonsha Ltd., Publishers, Tokyo, Second Edition in Japanese
<> New Dust Jacket - White, glossy,
<> Slip Case - Natural cardboard. New Wrapper Label - Textured Peach
paper.
<> New Cover - Medium brown faux leather cloth, gold embossed.
1998 Odyssey Publishing, El Cajon, CA Sixth Printing
<> No Dust Jacket. New cover garnished with backlit shells.
<> Cover white glossy paperboard with yellow placard bordered with trim.
<> Added a pre-title authors photo, and made changes to the title, and
imprint pages only.
2000 & 2003 Odyssey Publishing, Seventh & Eighth Printings
<> Same as Sixth Printing but the cover is garnished with new shells,
normal images.
Odyssey Publishing only had the new cover and pages deigned. The printing
orders were made by Odyssey owner John D. Jackson, arranged through Cecilia
White Abbott and her agent Gloria R. Mosesson, all three of which passed
away within a short period of each other around 2009. That said, the
location in China where the plates are is an unknown.
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