Cambridge University PressEdition statement on title/copyright pageColumbia University Press1893–presentCopyright page states later printings/editions; a first printing carries the copyright linCornell University Press1869–presentFirst printings carry the copyright line with no later-printing notice; subsequent printinDuke University Press1921–presentModern titles carry a number line on the copyright page; lowest number present = printing Fordham University Press1907-presentModern firsts carry a copyright-page number line; a sequence terminating in 1 indicates thGeorgetown University Press1964-presentModern firsts use a copyright-page number line; a sequence terminating in 1 indicates the Harvard University Press1913–present (title-page-year practice strongest mid-20th c.; number lines common from the 1970s–80s onward)Classic Harvard tell: the YEAR OF PUBLICATION is printed on the TITLE PAGE of a first editIndiana University Press1950–presentCopyright page states later printings; first printings carry the copyright line alone or 'Johns Hopkins University Press1878–present (oldest continuously operating US university press; number lines standard later 20th c.)First printings carry the copyright line with no later-printing notice; subsequent printinLouisiana State University Press1935-presentModern firsts use a copyright-page number line where present; a terminating 1 indicates a McGill-Queen's University Press1960/1969-presentModern: full descending number line, '1' present = first printingMIT Press1962–present (number line standard)Copyright page carries a descending number line ('10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1'); the lowest numbeNorthwestern University Press1893/1957-present (modern press)Modern firsts carry a full descending number line; a '1' present indicates the first printOhio State University Press1957-presentModern firsts carry a full descending number line; a '1' present indicates the first printOxford University Pressfirst editions: no statement until late 1980s; number line late 1980s–presentUntil the late 1980s OUP made NO affirmative first-edition statement; first printings carrOxford University PressNo statement before the late 1980s (negative-evidence)Princeton University Press1905–present (number-line/printing statements standard from the later 20th c.)Copyright page states 'First printing' or carries a number line; lowest number present indRutgers University Press1936-presentModern: full descending number line; '1' present indicates a first printingSouthern Methodist University Press1937-c.2010 (new trade publishing; press later closed 2015)Modern: full descending number line; '1' present indicates a first printingStanford University Press1925–presentCopyright page notes later printings/editions; a first printing shows only the copyright lSyracuse University Press1943-presentModern: full descending number line; '1' present indicates a first printingTexas Christian University Press1947/1966-presentModern titles carry a descending number line on the copyright page; the digit 1 present inUniversity of Arizona PressISBN prefix 978-0-8165University of California Press1893–present (number lines standard later 20th c.)First printings state 'First Edition' or carry the copyright line alone with no later-prinUniversity of Chicago Press1891–present (impression-line style mid-20th c.; number lines later)Copyright page typically prints a sequence of edition/printing/year codes. 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