2B. Edition statement
2B1. Transcribe the statement relating to an edition of a publication in the terms in which it appears. Give the exact wording if the edition statement is taken from the title page . If it is taken from any other source, standard abbreviations and arabic numerals may be given in place of words. Include explanatory words or phrases appearing with the edition statement.
2B2. Transcribe as an edition statement a statement relating to issues or impressions , even if the publication contains no changes from the previous edition.
2B3. The edition statement normally includes either the word "edition" (or its equivalent in other languages), or a related term such as "revision" or "issue." Treat a phrase such as "newly printed" as an edition statement unless it is part of a statement being transcribed in the publication area. Example
2B4. When the edition statement consists entirely or chiefly of characters that are neither numeric nor alphabetic, transcribe the characters as they appear if the necessary typographical facilities are available. For those characters that cannot be reproduced, substitute the names or descriptions of the characters in English in square brackets. Example 1
When the edition statement consists of one or more letters or numbers without accompanying words, add an appropriate word or abbreviation in the language of the title proper , in square brackets. Example 2
2B5. When the publication does not contain an edition statement, but is known to contain significant changes from other editions, or an edition statement for it is provided by a reference source, give this information in a note. Example
2B6. When an edition statement is an inseparable part of another area according to one or more of the conditions enumerated in 1B1, and has been transcribed as such, do not repeat it as an edition statement. Example
2B7. Transpose separable edition statement into the edition area from other parts of the title page. If desired, make a note indicating this transposition.
2B8. When information pertaining to other element of the description (e.g., an original title or other information concerning the original work) is an inseparable part of an edition statement according to one or more of the conditions enumerated in 1B1, transcribe it as part of the edition statement. When statements such as "in two volumes" appear with an edition statement, transcribe them as they appear (cf. also 1D3 ).
2B9. When the publication bears edition statement in more than one language or script, transcribe the statement that is in the language or script of the title proper. If this criterion does not apply, transcribe the statement that appears first. Apply the same instructions to any associated statements of responsibility in more than one language or script. Give parallel statements, together with any associated statements of responsibility, in a note if desired.
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