Ninth Edition- 1979

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9th Edition Summary and Printing History

• title from title page—Official Boy Scout Handbook
• by William Hillcourt
• cover art by Norman Rockwell
• 1979-1990 (11 years)
• 4,400,000 copies printed (average 400,000 copies printed per year)
• size 133x203x19 mm (5-1/4x8x3/4")
• 12 printings (earlier covers had title & BSA insignia in black ink, while later covers had with blue & red lettering with a gold/black BSA insignia):
  —1st printing (Feb 1979, 600 000 copies)—576 numbered pages
  —2nd printing (Jun 1979, 400 000 copies)—576 numbered pages
  —3rd printing (Mar 1980, 350 000 copies)—576 numbered pages
  —4th printing (Feb 1981, 350 000 copies)—576 numbered pages
  —5th printing (Dec 1981, 350 000 copies)—576 numbered pages
  —6th printing (Oct 1982, 350 000 copies)—576 numbered pages
  —7th printing (Oct 1983, 350 000 copies)—575 numbered pages
  —8th printing (Sep 1984, 350 000 copies)—576 numbered pages
  —9th printing (Oct 1985, 350 000 copies)—576 numbered pages
  —10th printing (Nov 1986, 350 000 copies)—576 numbered pages
  —11th printing (Feb 1988, 300 000 copies)—576 numbered pages
  —12th printing (Nov 1988, 300 000 copies)—576 numbered pages

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