printings
Book batch releases
Printings is the plural of printing, referring to separate production runs of a printed work.
A book's first printing is the initial batch produced; subsequent printings follow as demand requires.
The novel went through twelve printings in its first year.
Collectors often seek first printings, which may differ slightly from later ones and command higher prices.
Single published version
- first editionOriginal published version
- limited editionSmall intentional production run
- hardcoverRigid-bound book format
- paperbackBook with flexible cover
binding · folio · quarto · octavo · ISBN · colophon · galley · manuscript
Grease-based flat plate printing
- screenprintingInk-through-mesh reproduction method
- offsetCompensate by opposing force
- intaglioCarving cut below surface
- woodcutRelief print from timber
etching · engraving · relief · monotype · letterpress · gravure · flexography · risograph
Identical reproduction made
- duplicateExact replica of original
- facsimileExact reproduction of original
- replicaFaithful scaled reproduction
- photocopyMachine-made paper duplicate
xerox · carbon copy · transcript · reissue · offprint · reproduction · multiple · artist's proof
Carved printing matrix
- ukiyo-eJapanese woodblock print tradition
- linocutPrint from carved linoleum
- serigraphMesh-stenciled print
- aquatintTonal etching process
mezzotint · drypoint · silkscreen · gallery · hand-pulled
edition
Single published version
- first editionOriginal published version
- limited editionSmall intentional production run
- hardcoverRigid-bound book format
paperback · binding · folio · quarto · octavo · ISBN · colophon · galley · manuscript · proofs
lithography
Grease-based flat plate printing
- screenprintingInk-through-mesh reproduction method
- offsetCompensate by opposing force
- intaglioCarving cut below surface
woodcut · etching · engraving · relief · monotype · letterpress · gravure · flexography · risograph · halftone
copy
Identical reproduction made
- duplicateExact replica of original
- facsimileExact reproduction of original
- replicaFaithful scaled reproduction
photocopy · xerox · carbon copy · transcript · reissue · offprint · reproduction · multiple · artist's proof
woodblock
Carved printing matrix
- ukiyo-eJapanese woodblock print tradition
- linocutPrint from carved linoleum
- serigraphMesh-stenciled print
aquatint · mezzotint · drypoint · silkscreen · gallery · hand-pulled
batik
Wax-resist fabric coloring
printingsmanuscripts
Handwritten or typed originals
handwritings · scripts · calligraphy · inscriptions · engravings
printingsoriginals
Authentic first versions
autographs · holographs · manuscripts · master copies · prototypes
- printing pressMechanical text reproduction device
- hand printingNon-cursive manual writing
- printing moneyManufacturing legal tender
- printing outProducing paper documents
- printing pressesEquipment for mass-producing text
- 3D printingCreating objects by depositing layers