first edition
noun
: the copies of a literary work first printed from the same type and issued at the same time
also
: a single copy from a first edition
Examples of first edition in a Sentence
There were many errors in the book's first edition.
She owns a valuable first edition of Huckleberry Finn.
Recent Examples on the Web
An original watercolor illustration from a first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone has become the most valuable Harry Potter item ever sold after an unknown buyer won it for $1.9 million at an auction this week.
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Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 27 June 2024
The tournament saw the debut of Lionel Messi with Inter Miami CF, which ended up winning the first edition of the Leagues Cup overall.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2024
As for the books themselves, a bidder previously paid a whopping $471,000 for a first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone at a Heritage Auctions event back in 2021.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 June 2024
There in Pittsburgh, in 1801, the savvy printer and bookbinder Zadok Cramer had published the first edition of his great success, The Navigator—a mile-by-mile guide to the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.
—Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
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Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 27 June 2024
The tournament saw the debut of Lionel Messi with Inter Miami CF, which ended up winning the first edition of the Leagues Cup overall.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2024
As for the books themselves, a bidder previously paid a whopping $471,000 for a first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone at a Heritage Auctions event back in 2021.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 June 2024
There in Pittsburgh, in 1801, the savvy printer and bookbinder Zadok Cramer had published the first edition of his great success, The Navigator—a mile-by-mile guide to the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.
—Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
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“First edition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20edition. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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