{"id":1719,"date":"2026-07-14T14:27:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T19:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/?page_id=1719"},"modified":"2026-10-22T14:49:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T19:49:38","slug":"comparisons-old-vs-new","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/comparisons-old-vs-new\/","title":{"rendered":"Comparisons: Old vs. New Editions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Researching Crepe-paper Books<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n

A Reference Guide<\/h4><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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What Counts as a \"First Edition\"?<\/h4><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Return to Our Collection<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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One of the questions we are asked most frequently is whether a particular crepe-paper book is a first edition<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

At first glance, the answer seems as though it should be straightforward. Collectors often hope to identify the earliest printing of a title, while librarians and booksellers frequently describe copies as \"first editions,\" \"later editions,\" or \"reprints.\" Yet the more we study Hasegawa Takejir\u014d's remarkable crepe-paper books, the more difficult those labels become.<\/p>\n

In fact, asking whether a crepe-paper book is a \"first edition\" may be the wrong question altogether.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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