first edition
noun
the whole number of copies of a literary work printed first, from the same type, and issued together.
an individual copy from this number.
the first printing of a newspaper for a given date.
Origin of first edition
1First recorded in 1900–05
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How to use first edition in a sentence
Fight against the first-edition craze, which is the maddest craze that ever affected book collecting.
The Private Library | Arthur L. Humphreys
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