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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

Tom Pidcock launched a late attack to win the Milano-Torino race on the 150th anniversary of the first edition of the world's oldest classic.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

He publishes with a small press to little notice, yet word of mouth helps the book sell out its first edition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Welcome to the first edition of Executive Dysfunction.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026

The newspaper is up and running, and we'll have our first edition out in a few days.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper