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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

The first edition of this program rang in 1973 with host Dick Clark in Times Square, and it’s been running steadily as a staple of the holiday since.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025

Although the first edition of Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium had not sold widely, later editions in French and Latin spread her work throughout Europe.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman