first edition

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For hundreds of years, hardbacks have been published as the first edition of a book.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

The climate-threatened Pacific nation of Tuvalu was also named as host of next year's conference with Ireland in what was seen as a crucial signal that the momentum would carry on beyond the first edition.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Jane Magnusson recalled rescuing a first edition of Ernest Hemingway’s “The Sun Also Rises” that her mother might otherwise have discarded or given to a stranger.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Welcome to the first edition of Executive Dysfunction.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026

I put the first edition of Jane Eyre back on the shelf, and slid all three books in carefully because I guess it was all-fired important.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt