Well, let's remember that book publishers are the ones that invented the
concept. Or both concepts, actually. An edition was a series of copies
of the books that were all the same, essentially that were created from
the same set of plates. Within an edition you would see multiple
printings, in litho they didn't even correct the most obvious typos.
With new titles from popular authors it was common to first sell a more
expensive edition in a special binding, often with a stated limit to the
quantity, also often with an autograph signature from the author.
Limited editions often included color plates, either as a supplement to
the mass edition or replacing black and white photo pages.
It is routine now for publishers to bring out a hardcover edition, a
large-print edition, a "trade paper" edition which sometimes serves the
same purpose, and finally a paperback edition. With reference materials,
it is common to bring out an updated edition, as frequently as annually
in some cases but as needed in others. (My Chicago Manual of Style is
the 35th edition.)
In other words, in the clear and accepted meaning of the word, an
edition is not necessarily limited by quantity and the existence of
unlimited editions has no bearing on the possible existence of limited
editions. You could, without any ethical compromise, have a large canvas
edition of five, a mid-sized framed edition of 150, and sell millions of
copies of an 8x10 unsigned (or with the signature in the image file)
through gift stores everywhere, as long as you didn't claim that the
8x10s were part of the limited edition.
If the photo police have another set of laws, I have to conclude that
they are enforced locally and vary substantially from place to place.
Van
On 31/05/2011 9:13 AM, michael cothran wrote:
>
> --- In artshow_photo@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:artshow_photo%40yahoogroups.com>, Larry Berman <larry@...> wrote:
> > I'm against limited editions, but don't additional additions
> > invalidate the contract you have with the purchaser, unless you
> > provide that information in writing (COA) at the point of purchase,
> > which makes the number of pieces in the addition invalid?
>
> Absolutely. The "spirit" of an LE is knowing that only so many prints
> will be produced. Period. Having a limited edition with "unlimited"
> editions, so to speak, nulifies or voids itself.
> Book publishers get away with this by not using the term "limited,"
> but just "edition." An edition being defined as a continuous run.
> I suppose a photographer could do the same thing - an "edition" could
> be defined as a 25 sheet box of paper. Thus, your first box of 25
> prints would constitute your "first edition." You could then buy a
> second box of paper, print the same image again, and call it your
> "second edition." Silly, yes, but the same concept. However, it would
> be stretching the point to call this procedure "limited."
> Michael H. Cothran
>
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