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ISBN13: 9783870708047
Is the ISBN listed in the actual book? I have never seen a Folio Society edition with an ISBN, except one which was a cooperation with the British Library.
lethe wrote: "Is the ISBN listed in the actual book? I have never seen a Folio Society edition with an ISBN, except one which was a cooperation with the British Library."https://www.abebooks.de/9783870708047...
The Count of Monte Cristo
Both of these include the ISBN and indicate Folio Society as the publisher. The ISBN on the record was added by the librarian who added the "no ISBN" librarian note.
Therefore I am asking the OP whether the ISBN is actually in the book.I own a lot of Folio Society editions and none of them have ISBNs (except the aforementioned one that was published in cooperation with the British Library), yet I sometimes see ISBNs listed for them on GR and AbeBooks. I wonder where they come from.
(I have actually written to The Folio Society about this, but never received a reply.)
I find it strange that a librarian adding a 'no ISBN' note also adds ISBNs. Took them from AbeBooks, perhaps? IMO if the ISBN is not in the book, it shouldn't be added.
No I can’t find an ISBN in the book, and never have seen them in a FS copy. I just added it as it looks like librarians requested the listed ISBN when page numbering requests are made.I agree Lethe, it seems odd to add an ISBN if it’s not actually in the book.
Thanks for confirming, David.Forgot to ask, is 1016 also the last page of text belonging to the book? Or are there unnumbered pages after 1016 that would qualify, such as an index (not likely in a work of fiction) or editor's notes?
No problem. 1016 is the last page of text and also the last numbered page. There are a couple totally blank pages after that, buts rbags it.
Thanks, have changed it to 1016: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...Also left a comment about the ISBN in the changelog.
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Yes, but as that is for purposes of confirmation, it should be coming from the book itself.
Re: Abebooks link in my Post #4.It looks as if my browser translated without my noticing. That ISBN appears to belong to this edition, and not to a folio society edition.
Der Graf von Monte Christo
Dumas Alexandre
Verlag: Verlag Das Beste Stuttgart Zürich Wien 1999 (1999)
ISBN 10: 3870708042 ISBN 13: 9783870708047
Here is a page with a good cover.
https://www.abebooks.de/servlet/BookD...
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Re: Abebooks link in my Post #4.It looks as if my browser translated without my noticing. That ISBN appears to belong to this edition, and not to a folio society edition.
Der Graf von Monte Chri..."
Ooh, interesting! Now you mention it, an ISBN starting with 38 is not from an English-language country, I believe. I also noticed some cover replacements in the distant past, but didn't revert them to check if it was the same cover being replaced.
lethe wrote: "Ooh, interesting! Now you mention it, an ISBN starting with 38 is not from an English-language country, I believe. "I won't add this edition, if for no other reason than I'm not going to move the ISBN. I'll leave that for others - perhaps, Rivka - to make such a decision.
Best,
David