first edition

Frequency: 8.525.1 per million words

The very first version of a book or publication.

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Examples (10)

  • A dealer that specializes in rare first editions.
  • The first edition of the newspaper appeared in 1859.
  • A first edition of 'Pride and Prejudice' is incredibly valuable.
  • The author was thrilled to hold the first edition of her debut novel.
  • He found a signed first edition in a dusty old bookshop.
  • The first edition contained several typos that were corrected in later versions.
  • Do you know how much a first edition of that comic book is worth?
  • The museum is displaying the first edition of the groundbreaking scientific paper.
  • She inherited her grandfather's collection of first edition poetry books.
  • The binding on the first edition is quite fragile and needs careful handling.