first edition
Americannoun
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the whole number of copies of a literary work printed first, from the same type, and issued together.
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an individual copy from this number.
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the first printing of a newspaper for a given date.
Etymology
Origin of first edition
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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He publishes with a small press to little notice, yet word of mouth helps the book sell out its first edition.
A member of the audience noted that at the end of the first edition of Zack’s book, she addressed future uncertainties in a section titled, “Whither To, Altadena?”
From Los Angeles Times
Welcome to the first edition of Executive Dysfunction.
From Slate
On my bookshelves lived my beloved book collection — hundreds of signed, first edition novels which had taken me years to collect.
From Los Angeles Times
To my astonishment, standing on its end, facing out, was an unsigned first edition hardback of John Irving’s 15th novel, “The Last Chairlift.”
From Los Angeles Times
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