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I recently came into possession of a first edition of Blauwbloezen nr 2: From North to South.
When I checked my own copy, I noticed that the colors of the cover are slightly different from each other. This is especially visible with the color blue.
During further study I also noticed that the last two pages in which Spirou recommends the other comic series by Dupuis are different.
Not only are there different series listed between the two albums, but also does one edition have a number before the album title (nr. 1: title) and the other only have the titles.

The question is whether it is a variant of the first edition or not?

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June 07, 2022 16:16
If the index at the back really differs that much, it is not a variant of the first edition, but a reprint.

But what exactly do you compare the last two pages with? There is no image of it at #21148.
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June 07, 2022 16:27
I have owned the album 3 times myself.
With two copies, the title lists of the other Dupuis albums are the same without numbers before them.
And the copy I recently received has these numbers.

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Are the title lists otherwise completely identical and is it not possible to determine which one is of a later date? You could then compare them with other volumes in the series to see which font was used first.

If the covers are otherwise completely identical in layout, one of the two is probably an early reprint from 1972 ( or from 1973 before part 3 appeared). That would then be allowed to be added to the catalog.

Those who currently #21148 have in their collection or shop should then check which version they have.

Only if there is no way to determine which is the oldest version, could both be (for the time being) designated as first edition .
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June 07, 2022 16:50
have probably already figured out what the difference is. In the title list of Baard en Kale, the last album already contains 'Beard and Bald against the Cobra and the other number 18 The Cursed Rock.
I think this is a reprint from 1972.
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June 07, 2022 16:57
What does the back look like?
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June 07, 2022 17:00
Back looks the same as the first edition https://www.lastdodo. nl/nl/items/21148-from-north-to-south
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You often only discover these kinds of things if you have duplicates of books and put them next to each other. Nice find.

For all people who are only interested in first editions en find it pointless to keep track of all variants in the catalog: so this is one of the reasons why we do it.
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June 07, 2022 18:59
Rickie 

Can you also add the title page to the first printing? Then both albums can easily be distinguished from each other.
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June 07, 2022 19:09
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Also added in first edition.
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June 07, 2022 19:10
Very good Rickie 
Very nice that you added this.
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THX, I have now approved the 2nd edition and the additions to the 1st edition.
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Then someone else may edit #181719 (frozen) in a 3rd edition.

Do the collectors and sellers of the First Edition also have a received a message? They may well have the newly discovered second edition, which may be much rarer...
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Another question: from the start (the Bonte Strip database) the first album was given the story number V2, the second album V3 and the third V5. In albums 4 to 8 the story numbers 2 are "too high" and album 9 only contains short stories. V4 is included in the "extra" tenth album. From part 11 the story numbers are synchronized again.

But where has V1  gone?
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V1 = The Great Patrol (16 plates) and included in the album with serial number 9. 
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Ah. But a strip of 16 pages is considered a short story according to the Handbook (15.2.3) and must therefore be given the letter K.

Wagen in 't Westen is the first long story (of more than 22 pages) and should therefore be V1. This means that all stories in the series must be renumbered.
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I also looked at this yesterday, because of adding it to the catalog. I have a first edition and the address (Publisher Dupuis........) above the frame in the first edition is yellow and with your addition (second edition) white. No idea if this is because of the photo, but this could also be a difference.
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June 08, 2022 19:20
pudpong3 Address Dupuis is yellow for both editions. May not be visible in the photo.
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Bookstore : to be honest, I expected that answer. The numbering of the Blauwbloes stories, as currently included in the LDD catalog, is, I suspect, based on the Matla 9 - 1998. 

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