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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows?

Okay, I just saw that the new Harry Potter book's title has been announced, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, but I'm a bit baffled: what's a "hallow"?...

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How many editions of a book have been published?

How do I find out how many editions a book has? I am looking for a book and it seems all the editions have the same ISBN. It’s out of print. The book is Perspective Drawing: A Directed Study (ISBN: 0136603572, by Jane H. James I actually bought a 1980 version last night for $9.50 and I found them from that price up to $500. The 1981 edition is over $1,000. So I’m curious how...

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