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Work has no listing under editions and mysterious ISBN

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1brightcopy
Edited: Nov 16, 2010, 8:48 pm

Edit: I think this is actually the "invisible editions" bug r.orrison points out in #2.

(Please don't combine this book in, as I'd like Tim to be able to look at it)

This work:

http://www.librarything.com/work/10619087/editions

shows nothing under Copies and editions of this title. First off, that seems like a bit of a bug. Should probably show at least this one (even though it's zero copies). Second - if you click on Details, it shows no ISBN.

But when you go to the combine/separate page, the work shows up as:

Démon 2 by John Varley (ISBN 2207304000)

http://www.librarything.com/combine.php?work=10619087

Where'd the ISBN come from?

2r.orrison
Nov 9, 2010, 1:56 am

I think in some cases the edition that should be first in the list is missing. I haven't bugged it yet, because either I'm lazy or I've been trying to figure out how it happened. Check out this work:

http://www.librarything.com/work/2566594/editions

27 members, but the editions add up to 4. Clearly there's a big chunk missing, if it was just one edition it would be the first on the list. No combine/separate link, so I can't see if it shows up there.

Most works are ok, but it hasn't taken long to find a few more examples by hitting Random Work and checking the Editions page:
http://www.librarything.com/work/1450405/editions
http://www.librarything.com/work/9304306/editions
http://www.librarything.com/work/9699786/editions
http://www.librarything.com/work/4059931/editions

3r.orrison
Nov 9, 2010, 4:25 am

Something interesting:
http://www.librarything.com/work/7802342/editions
26 members, two editions listed at 8 and 1 copies
I've just combined two works into this one, one of them had 17 members and one edition with 17 copies; the other had 9 members and the two editions that now appear on the combined work. That 17 copy edition is now gone; well, since the member count is right I suspect that it's just hidden for some reason.

4timspalding
Dec 4, 2010, 1:46 am

It wasn't showing zero-copy editions. Fixed now.

5r.orrison
Edited: Dec 4, 2010, 2:06 am

It wasn't showing that 17-copy edition either. It is now, though -- thanks!

(Also checked the other examples I had listed, all look good now.)

6brightcopy
Dec 4, 2010, 12:12 pm

Verified and combined. Thanks!