![]() ![]() So far one number doesn't seem more valuable than another for these later series books. ![]() ![]() Also, printing in multiple plants all over the country allows the publisher to distribute the books faster. But the Goblet of Fire and the subsequent books in the series had such large first printings that the job was split up between several plants throughout the U.S. The first three books in the series seem to have come out of a single printing plant. More about the number to the right of "Printed in U.S.A": This is the printing plant number, and it signifies the printing press where the American editions were produced. The spine on both the book and dust jacket have the YEAR 6 badge. The dust jacket back has an orange bar code field on the right side, and the small bar code within has the number "52999". The dust jacket has $29.99 price on the upper corner of the front flap. Below that is "First American edition, July 2005." Boards are purple with an embossed diamond pattern, and a black cloth spine with metallic purple lettering. Below the number line is "Printed in the U.S.A." with one of several possible printing plant codes including "58","23", "12", and probably others. Pages: 652 The copyright page has the full number line "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 05 06 07 08 09". First Edition Points and Criteria for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (U.S.) ![]()
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