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
Example Sentences
There were many errors in the book's first edition. She owns a valuable first edition of Huckleberry Finn.
Recent Examples on the Web In June, in Moscow, the first edition of the Rachmaninoff International Competition for Pianists, Composers, and Conductors took place. 
Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2022 The first edition attracted more than 20 million viewers, and the latest edition reportedly reached almost 18 million. Bill Carter For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 29 July 2022 Shosted found a first edition Book of Mormon printed in the Deseret Alphabet — one of only 500 produced, and one of only 200 to 300 still in existence, according to a news release — and the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Illinois purchased it. Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 May 2022 There were 19 runners in the first edition and Johnny Kelley, the iconic 1957 Boston Marathon winner who lived in Mystic, won what was called the Schaefer Race. Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2022 The first edition Jeeter box retails $50 + tax and will be exclusively available on Jeeter’s website. Lindsey Bartlett, Forbes, 6 July 2022 Every Lyriq to be built in the 2023 model year is already spoken for, a bragging point that would mean more if Cadillac were willing say how many that is, or even how many in the first edition its executives crow about. Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2022 The July 9 conference will wrap with the screening of a film that was included in the line-up of the fest’s first edition in 1932. Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 12 Apr. 2022 Smith completed 18 of 27 pass attempts for the Rams (4-0), which was ranked No. 2 in Class 8A behind Venice in this week’s first edition of the FHSAA RPI Power Rankings. Lynn Ramsey, orlandosentinel.com, 24 Sep. 2021 See More
Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2022 The first edition attracted more than 20 million viewers, and the latest edition reportedly reached almost 18 million. Bill Carter For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 29 July 2022 Shosted found a first edition Book of Mormon printed in the Deseret Alphabet — one of only 500 produced, and one of only 200 to 300 still in existence, according to a news release — and the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Illinois purchased it. Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 May 2022 There were 19 runners in the first edition and Johnny Kelley, the iconic 1957 Boston Marathon winner who lived in Mystic, won what was called the Schaefer Race. Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2022 The first edition Jeeter box retails $50 + tax and will be exclusively available on Jeeter’s website. Lindsey Bartlett, Forbes, 6 July 2022 Every Lyriq to be built in the 2023 model year is already spoken for, a bragging point that would mean more if Cadillac were willing say how many that is, or even how many in the first edition its executives crow about. Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2022 The July 9 conference will wrap with the screening of a film that was included in the line-up of the fest’s first edition in 1932. Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 12 Apr. 2022 Smith completed 18 of 27 pass attempts for the Rams (4-0), which was ranked No. 2 in Class 8A behind Venice in this week’s first edition of the FHSAA RPI Power Rankings. Lynn Ramsey, orlandosentinel.com, 24 Sep. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1542, in the meaning defined above