A first edition is the earliest printing of a book. A signed first edition.
Only the first printing counts, and collectors look at the number line on the copyright page to check. A first edition of a book nobody expected to matter is where the money is.
1nounfirst editionThe earliest printing of a book.
“A first edition of that novel now costs more than a car.”
first edition is a printing.
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