# Compilation of two "books" in one edition

**URL:** <https://forum.ctlgs.org/t/compilation-of-two-books-in-one-edition/85>\
**Category:** books\
**Created:** [July 10, 2026, 10:19am UTC](https://forum.ctlgs.org/t/compilation-of-two-books-in-one-edition/85 "2026-07-10T10:19:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Agathusia](https://forum.ctlgs.org/user_avatar/forum.ctlgs.org/agathusia/32/86_2.png) [@Agathusia](https://forum.ctlgs.org/u/Agathusia)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 10:19am UTC](https://forum.ctlgs.org/t/compilation-of-two-books-in-one-edition/85/1 "2026-07-10T10:19:51Z")

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Might have been asked before as it is a common thing,

but I can’t add more “books” when creating an edition, because I own a compilation of Desmond Bagley’s works.

How shall I proceed ? Is there something I missed?

Agathusia

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**Author:** ![xceque](https://forum.ctlgs.org/user_avatar/forum.ctlgs.org/xceque/32/79_2.png) [@xceque](https://forum.ctlgs.org/u/xceque)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 10:31am UTC](https://forum.ctlgs.org/t/compilation-of-two-books-in-one-edition/85/2 "2026-07-10T10:31:13Z")

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Are you perhaps getting the concept of Book and Edition reversed? A ‘Book’ is the grouping of multiple physical copies of the thing - that physical thing being the Edition. Each Book has multiple Editions. Your collected works tome would be an Edition that represents your specific copy under a Book which would hold all the different printings and translations of that collected version.

I’m trying to get into the habit of writing ‘book’ when I mean the thing we mean as a book when talking casually, and ‘Book’ when I mean the [ctlgs.com](http://ctlgs.com) entity. Likewise ‘edition’ and ‘Edition’.

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**Author:** ![Agathusia](https://forum.ctlgs.org/user_avatar/forum.ctlgs.org/agathusia/32/86_2.png) [@Agathusia](https://forum.ctlgs.org/u/Agathusia)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 10:33am UTC](https://forum.ctlgs.org/t/compilation-of-two-books-in-one-edition/85/3 "2026-07-10T10:33:45Z")

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Oh yeah I get it.

So my collection of works is a new Edition which contains two Books but is actually one book.

I’ll try to submit a new reference and you’ll correct me if I’m wrong.

Thanks for the quick answer.

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**Author:** ![Agathusia](https://forum.ctlgs.org/user_avatar/forum.ctlgs.org/agathusia/32/86_2.png) [@Agathusia](https://forum.ctlgs.org/u/Agathusia)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 10:35am UTC](https://forum.ctlgs.org/t/compilation-of-two-books-in-one-edition/85/4 "2026-07-10T10:35:03Z")

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Well the other way round now I re-read your reply…

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**Author:** ![xceque](https://forum.ctlgs.org/user_avatar/forum.ctlgs.org/xceque/32/79_2.png) [@xceque](https://forum.ctlgs.org/u/xceque)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 10:36am UTC](https://forum.ctlgs.org/t/compilation-of-two-books-in-one-edition/85/5 "2026-07-10T10:36:43Z")

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Yes. 🙂 The other way around.

Your collection of works is a new Edition, which contains two works (‘Works’ are not a thing in the new ctlgs) and is contained within one Book.