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
This is the first edition of LALIFF since Axel Caballero took over last year as CEO of the Latino Film Institute, the larger organization behind the festival.
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Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
Norwood worked closely with FIU English professor Shawn Christian on the show, which pulls from The Wolfsonian’s own collection of first edition Harlem Renaissance books.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 23 May 2024
The first edition of the supper club will take place May 11 at Lansdowne Manor, a historic farm in Centreville, on the Eastern Shore.
—Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2024
How long did the planning for this first edition take?
—Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 21 May 2024
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Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
Norwood worked closely with FIU English professor Shawn Christian on the show, which pulls from The Wolfsonian’s own collection of first edition Harlem Renaissance books.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 23 May 2024
The first edition of the supper club will take place May 11 at Lansdowne Manor, a historic farm in Centreville, on the Eastern Shore.
—Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2024
How long did the planning for this first edition take?
—Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 21 May 2024
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 6 Jun. 2024.
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