Cool Books: 3 Different Color Blue Books

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  1. Evan8

    Evan8 A Little Off Center

    Finally found a scarce 4th edition Blue Book with a black cover. The only Blue Book ever bound in another color other than blue:
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    I have a 1st edition Blue Book in the normal blue cover plus a 3rd edition in a robin's egg blue cover, and now this 4th edition with a black cover:
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    Evan8, Jan 29, 2024
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  3. Long Beard

    Long Beard Well-Known Member

    Nice! I have a sizable library of books, many first editions and hardcover as I'm a purist. Physical books still rule in a digital age.
     
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  4. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    Neat and interesting. Was there a reason why it was done that way?
     
    paddyman98, Jan 30, 2024
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  5. SensibleSal66

    SensibleSal66 U.S Casual Collector / Error Collector

    YEP!
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  6. ernie11

    ernie11 Member

    blue_book2.jpg The Fourth over the Third Edition overprint variety is in blue.
     
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  7. charley

    charley Well-Known Member

    We're gonna make Millions, Jerry....Millions I tell ya!!!!
     
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  8. Mr.Q

    Mr.Q Well-Known Member

    Well, aren't you special. Yes, you are! Nice.
     
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  9. Evan8

    Evan8 A Little Off Center

    The third edition came in all sorts of shades of blue. No one really knows why there are some black 4th editions. Being that the 3rd and 4th editions were printed in 1944 and 1945, I think World War II had a lot to do with supply of paper and cover materials available at the time.
     
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  10. Evan8

    Evan8 A Little Off Center

    There are also Ninth Edition overprinted on Eighth Edition varieties too.
     
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