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.
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Nick Benz-Bushling collects rare, first edition Stephen King novels.
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Kate Snow, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
His stock in trade are yellowed first editions of the midcentury crime novels to which the FX limited series is clearly an homage.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
Among the highlights was a first edition of The General Historie of Virginia by John Smith, detailing early English settlements in North America, including Jamestown and the arrival of the Mayflower.
—Amanda Castro
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jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The first edition served as a lab for 17 independent filmmakers to develop their original projects in the company of such advisors as Pollack and Waldo Salt.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
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Kate Snow, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
His stock in trade are yellowed first editions of the midcentury crime novels to which the FX limited series is clearly an homage.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
Among the highlights was a first edition of The General Historie of Virginia by John Smith, detailing early English settlements in North America, including Jamestown and the arrival of the Mayflower.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry
shane Croucher
jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The first edition served as a lab for 17 independent filmmakers to develop their original projects in the company of such advisors as Pollack and Waldo Salt.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for first edition
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“First edition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20edition. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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