Title Disparities in Giants

A book's title can vary depending on where in the book package you look. Such differences can lead to confusion and sometimes to ordering the wrong book from a dealer or picking up the wrong book in a bookstore. This is especially true if the title changes any place in the book package from one printing or binding to another.

Taking for example Mark Twain's classic works, the book spine in the G5 binding says Tom Sawyer \\ Huckleberry Finn (where \\ indicates a line separation), the title page says The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the dust jacket spine says Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, and the dust jacket cover says Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. (A fifth variation might exist, but in this case there's no title on the book cover.) Things can get really sticky if further variations exist in a different printing or binding.

The Title Disparities Project is designed to help remedy this problem. The goal of this ongoing project is to list all instances where a title changes from place to place, printing to printing, and binding style to binding style.

In the following table, different colors represent different title versions. In the Comments column, text in a given color refers back to the title variation in the same color. No text in a column means that there's no title in that location.

Special thanks to Bill Hornick who sparked the idea for this project, spent a huge amount of time gathering the basic data, and between this and the Regulars chart sent something approaching 1,500 variations.

Please send corrections and especially new additions to this table directly to me.

The Conquest of Mexico \\ The Conquest of Peru

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Binding

Comments

G002.1 The Life of Samuel Johnson   The Life of Samuel Johnson L. L. D. The Life of Samuel Johnson The Life of Samuel Johnson
G5
 
G004.1 The Complete Poems of Keats and Shelley   John Keats and Percy Bysshe Shelley \\ Complete Poetical Works The Complete Poems of Keats and Shelley The Complete Poems of Keats and Shelley
G5
 
G005.1 Plutarch's Lives   Plutarch \\ The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans Plutarch's Lives Plutarch's Lives
G5
 
G009.3 Great Voices of the Reformation   Great Voices of the Reformation \\ An Anthology Great Voices of the Reformation Great Voices of the Reformation
G5
 
G011.1 The Essayes of Montaigne   The Essayes of Montaigne The Essays of Montaigne The Essays of Montaigne
G4
difference is spelling of "Essayes" or "Essays"
G013.1 The French Revolution   The French Revolution \\ A History The French Revolution The French Revolution
G4, G5
 
G014.1 Bullfinch's Mythology   Bullfinch's Mythology \\ The Age of Fable \\ The Age of Chivalry \\
The Legends of Charlemagne
Bullfinch's Mythology Bullfinch's Mythology
G5
at dj cover bottom are listed: The Age of Fable \\ The Age of Chivalry The Legends of Charlemagne
G015.2 Don Quixote   The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote de la Mancha Don Quixote Don Quixote
G7
 
G016.1 Look Homeward, Angel   Look Homeward Angel \\ The Story of a Buried Life Look Homeward, Angel Look Homeward, Angel
G5
 
G018.1 Eleven Plays of Henrik Ibsen   Eleven Plays of Henrik Ibsen [The eleven plays are listed] Eleven Famous Plays by Henrik Ibsen
G4
 
G019.1 The Complete Works of Homer   The Complete Works of Homer \\ The Iliad and The Odyssey The Iliad and The Odyssey The Complete Works of Homer
G4
below: The Iliad and The Odyssey

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Comments

G026.1 Capital   Capital \\ A Critique of Political Economy Capital Capital
G4
 
G027.1 The Origin of Species and The Descent of Man   The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection or The Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life and The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex The Origin of Species and The Descent of Man The Origin of Species and The Descent of Man
G7
 
G029.1 The Conquest of Mexico \\ The Conquest of Peru   History of the Conquest of Mexico and History of the Conquest of Peru The Conquest of Mexico and The Conquest of Peru The Conquest of Mexico and The Conquest of Peru
G5
 
  The Conquest of Mexico \\ The Conquest of Peru   History of the Conquest of Mexico//and//History of the Conquest of Peru History of the Conquest of Mexico//and//History of the Conquest of Peru History of the Conquest of Mexico//and//History of the Conquest of Peru
G6
 
G031.2 Famous Science-Fiction Stories \\ Adventures in Time and Space Famous Science-Fiction Stories \\ Adventures in Time and Space Famous Science Ficiton Stories \\ Adventures in Time and Space Famous Science Ficiton Stories \\ Adventures in Time and Space
G7
book spine & title page have hyphen in "Science-Fiction"
G032.1 The Wealth of Nations   An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations The Wealth of Nations The Wealth of Nations
G6
 
G033.1 The Moonstone // The Woman in White   The Moonstone // and // The Woman in White The Moonstone // and // The Woman in White DJ Spine & Cover: The Moonstone // and // The Woman in White
G5, G6
 
G035.1 A History of Greece   A History of Greece to the Death of Alexander the Great A History of Greece A History of Greece
G6
 
G038.2 The Tale of Genji   The Tale of Genji \\ A Novel in Six Parts \\The Tale of Genji \\ The Sacred Tree \\ A Wreath of Cloud \\ Blue Trousers \\ The Lady of the Boat \\ The Bridge of Dreams The Tale of Genji The Tale of Genji
G5
 
G040.1 The Complete Tales & Poems of Edgar Allan Poe   The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe The Complete Tales & Poems of Edgar Allan Poe The Complete Tales & Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
G7
book title page has "and" while the others have "&"
G041.1 Studs Lonigan \\ A Trilogy   Studs Lonigan \\ A Trilogy Containing Young Lonigan \\ The Young Manhood of Studs
Lonigan \\ Judgment Day
Studs Lonigan \\ Young Lonigan \\ The Young Manhood of Studs Lonigan \\ Judgment Day Studs Lonigan \\ Young Lonigan \\ The Young Manhood of Studs Lonigan \\ Judgment Day
G5, G6, G7
 

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G042.1 The Poems and Plays of Tennyson   The Poems and Plays of Alfred Lord Tennyson The Poems and Plays of Tennyson The Poems and Plays of Tennyson
G5
 
G043.1 Intelligence in the Modern World \\ John Dewey's Philosophy   Intelligence in the Modern World \\ John Dewey's Philosophy John Dewey's Philosophy Intelligence in the Modern World \\ John Dewey's Philosophy
G6, G7
 
G044.1 U.S.A. \\ The 42nd Parallel \\ 1919 \\ The Big Money   U.S.A. \\ I. The 42nd Parallel \\ II. Nineteen Nineteen \\ III. The Big Money U.S.A. \\ The 42nd Parallel \\ Nineteen Nineteen \\ The Big Money U.S.A. \\ The 42nd Parallel \\ Nineteen Nineteen \\ The Big Money
G5
 
G045.2 The Stoic and Epicurean Philosophers \\ Epicurus \\ Epictetus \\ Lucretius \\ Marcus Aurelius   The Stoic and Epicurean Philosophers \\ The Complete extant writings of \\ Epicurus \\
Epictetus \\ Lucretius \\ Marcus Aurelius
The Stoic and Epicurean Philosophers The Stoic and Epicurean Philosophers
G5
 
G047.1 The English Philosophers from Bacon to Mill   The English Philosophers from Bacon to Mill The English Philosophers from Bacon to Mill \\ The Golden Age of English Philosophy The English Philosophers from Bacon to Mill \\ The Golden Age of English Philosophy
G4
 
G049.1 Tom Sawyer \\ Huckleberry Finn   The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
G5
 
G051.1 The Best Known Novels of George Eliot \\ Adam Bede \\ Silas Marner \\ The Mill on the Floss \\ Romola   The Best Known Novels of George Eliot \\ Adam Bede \\ Silas Marner \\ The Mill on the Floss \\ Romola Adam Bede \\ Silas Marner \\ The Mill on the Floss \\ Romola The Best Know Novels of George Eliot \\ Adam Bede \\ Silas Marner \\ The Mill on the Floss \\ Romola
G5
novel titles at bottom

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Comments

G054.1 Tom Jones   The History of Tom Jones \\ A Foundling Tom Jones Tom Jones
G5
 
G056.1 Tristam Shandy and A Sentimental Journey   Tristam Shandy and A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy Tristam Shandy and A Sentimental Journey Tristam Shandy and A Sentimental Journey
G4
 
G057.1 The Flowering of New England   The Flowering of New England \\ 1815 - 1865 The Flowering of New England The Flowering of New England
G5
 
G057.2 Selected Writings of Herman Melville   Selected Writings of Herman Melville \\ Complete Short Stories \\ Typee \\ Billy Budd,
Foretopman
Selected Writings of Herman Melville Selected Writings of Herman Melville
G5
 
G059.1 The Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway   The Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway \\ The First Forty-Nine Stories and the Play The Fifth Column The Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway The Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway \\ The First Forty-Nine Stories & The Play "The Fifth Column"
G5

and vs. &

italics vs. quotation marks

G062.1 The Poems, Prose and Plays of Alexander Pushkin   The Poems, Prose and Plays of Alexander Pushkin Pushkin \\ Poems, Prose & Plays The Poems, Prose & Plays of Pushkin
G7
 
G064.1 Moby Dick   Moby Dick or The Whale Moby Dick Moby Dick
G5
 
G064.2 Abraham Lincoln   Abraham Lincoln \\ A Biography Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln \\ A Biography
G7
 
G065.1 The Complete Works of Rabelais \\ Gargantua and Pantagruel   The Complete Works of Rabelais \\ The Five Books of Gargantua and Pantagruel The Complete Works of Rabelais The Complete Works of Rabelais \\ The Five Books of Gargantua and Pantagruel
G5, G6
 
G066.1 Three Famous Murder Novels   Three Famous Murder Novels \\ Before the Fact \\ Trent's Last Case \\ The House of the Arrow Three Famous Murder Novels \\ Before the Fact \\ Trent's Last Case \\ The House of the Arrow Three Famous Murder Novels \\ Before the Fact \\ Trent's Last Case \\ The House of the Arrow
G5
 

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G068.1 The Selected Works of Tom Paine and Citizen Tom Paine   The Selected Works of Tom Paine & Citizen Tom Paine Tom Paine The Selected Works of Tom Paine and Citizen Tom Paine
G5
and vs &
G069.1 101 Years' Entertainment   101 Years' Entertainment \\ The Great Detective Stories 1841 - 1941 101 Years' Entertainment 101 Years' Entertainment \\ The Great Detective Stories 1841 - 1941
G5
 
G070.1 Complete Poetry & Selected Prose of John Donne & Complete Poetry of William Blake   The Complete Poetry and Selected Prose of John Donne & The Complete Poetry of William Blake The Complete Poetry and Selected Prose of John Donne and The Complete Poetry of William Blake The Complete Poetry and Selected Prose of John Donne and The Complete Poetry of William Blake
G5
& vs and
G078.1 The Mind and Faith of Justice Holmes   The Mind and Faith of Justice Holmes \\ His Speeches, Essays, Letters and Judicial Opinions The Mind and Faith of Justice Holmes The Mind and Faith of Justice Holmes \\ His Speeches, Essays, Letters, and Judicial Opinions
G5
No comma after Letters
G079.1 The Wisdom of Israel   The Wisdom of Israel \\ An Anthology The Wisdom of Israel The Wisdom of Israel
G5
 
G082.1 The Faulkner Reader   The Faulkner Reader \\ Selections from the Works of William Faulkner The Faulkner Reader The Faulkner Reader \\ "The Sound and the Fury" (complete) \\ Selections from Other Novels \\ Three Novellas \\ Nine Stories \\ The Nobel Prize Address, etc.
G5
 
G083.1 The Shock of Recognition   The Shock of Recognition \\ The Development of Literature in the United States Recorded by the Men Who Made It The Shock of Recognition The Shock of Recognition \\ The Development of Literature in the United States Recorded by the Men Who Made It
G5
 

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G084.1 Medieval Epics   Medieval Epics \\ Beowulf \\ The Song of Roland \\ The Nibelungenlied \\ The Cid Medieval Epics \\ Beowulf \\ The Song of Roland \\ The Nibelungenlied \\ The Cid Medieval Epics \\ Beowulf \\ The Song of Roland \\ The Nibelungenlied \\ The Cid
G6
 
G090.1 Philosophies of Art and Beauty   Philosophies of Art and Beauty \\ Selected Readings in Aesthetics from Plato to Heidegger Philosophies of Art and Beauty \\ Selected Readings in Aesthetics from Plato to Heidegger Philosophies of Art and Beauty \\ Selected Readings in Aesthetics from Plato to Heidegger
G7
 
G095.1 The World of Opera \\ The Story of Its Development and the Lore of Its Performance   The World of Opera \\ The Story of Its Development and the Lore of Its Performance The World of Opera The World of Opera \\ The Story of Its Development and the Lore of Its Performance
G6
 
G096.1 The Writings of William James   The Writings of William James \\ A Comprehensive Edition The Writings of William James The Writings of William James \\ A Comprehensive Edition
G7
 
G099.1 The Cotton Kingdom   The Cotton Kingdom \\ A Traveler's Observations on Cotton and Slavery in the American Slave States The Cotton Kingdom The Cotton Kingdom
G7
 
G100.1 The Children of Sanchez   The Children of Sanchez \\ Autobiography of a Mexican Family The Children of Sanchez The Children of Sanchez \\ Autobiography of a Mexican Family
G7
 
G101.1 The English Romantic Poets   The English Romantic Poets \\ An Anthology with Commentaries The English Romantic Poets \\ An Anthology with Commentaries The English Romantic Poets \\ An Anthology with Commentaries
G7
 
G102.1 Between Hume and Mill \\ An Anthology of British Philosophy, 1749 - 1843   Between Hume and Mill \\ An Anthology of British Philosophy, 1749 - 1843 \\ Selected Readings from Hartley to Ferrier Between Hume and Mill \\ An Anthology of British Philosophy, 1749 - 1843 \\ Selected Readings from Hartley to Ferrier Between Hume and Mill \\ An Anthology of British Philosophy, 1749 - 1843 \\ Selected Readings from Hartley to Ferrier
G7