Treatment of printings within the same edition

  Separate records for each printing Separate records for each year Single record for all printings
  All pre-1801 publications   All post 1800 publications, except as noted
  Authors of publishers for which multiple printings are collected 19th, 20th, 21st century belles-lettres (with exceptions Translations of 19th, 20th, 21st century authors
    YCAL, except for author for which all printings are collected Books collected only for provenance (e.g., works from an author's library)
  WA Ephemera, promotional literature, travel literature, etc. WA trade publications, county histories Reference and Stack Reference
  Children's literature    
  Certain name collections:
Shirley
Tanselle
   
Examples:      
  Printing date reflected in 260 (may also reflect month of printing, see documentation for specific collections) Printing date reflected in 260 (month of printing not reflected) Printing date not reflected in 260
  500 for printing information 590 for printing informatiion 590 for printing information
       
1970
Third printing, June 1970
260 ‡c 1970
590 ‡a  BEIN Shirley 2509: Dust jacket.
500 ‡a “First printing March 1970 … third printing, June 1970.”
260 ‡c 1970
590 ‡a BEIN Zab X666 970S: Dust jacket.
590 ‡a BEIN Zab X666 970Sc: “First printing March 1970 … third printing, June 1970.”


Third printing is added to the record for the first printing since they are both from 1970.
260 ‡c 1970.
590 ‡a BEIN 1989 201: “Twenty seventh printing, August 1985.”
590 ‡a BEIN 2007 101: “Third printing, June 1970.”
1970
Second printing, June 1971
260 ‡c 1970 ‡g (1971 printing)
500 ‡a "Second printing, 1971."
260 ‡c 1970 $g (1971 printing)
590 ‡a BEIN Zc72 999cab: “Second printing, June 1971.”


New record is created for 1971 --not added to the record for 1970.
260 ‡c 1970.
590 ‡a BEIN 2000 555: Dust jacket.
590 ‡a BEIN 2007 199: "Second printing, 1971."
1927
First printing, October, 1927 ... Fifth printing, June 1931
260 ‡c 1927 ‡g (June 1931 printing)
500 ‡a "First printing, October, 1927 ... Fifth printing, June 1931."
260 ‡c 1927 ‡g (1931 printing)
590 ‡a BEIN Zab St345 927Pd: "First printing, October, 1927 ... Fourth printing, May 1931."
590 ‡a BEIN Zab St345 927Pe: "First printing, October, 1927 ... Fifth printing, June 1931."


Fifth printing is added to record of fourth printing since they are both from 1931.
260 ‡c 1927.
590 ‡a BEIN 2000 55:"First printing, October, 1927 ... Seventh printing, July 1935."
590 ‡a BEIN 2007 100: :"First printing, October, 1927 ... Fifth printing, June 1931."