The first appearance of a work in book form. Also the earliest issue of the first printing.
The first time a book has been typeset and printed.
Even in a catalog from a trusted dealer, this phrase doesn't necessarily mean what it seems to mean. A first edition refers to the first printing of a book, but even within a first edition there may be later printings that bear subtle changes from the original. The term might also be used if — either by design or by piracy — a work is, say, the first American edition of a book printed previously in England. The definition becomes even hazier when a book was first published in a country other than the author's own; French bibliographers in general do not identify such editions as firsts, but British and American ones may (Carter, 1995). Finally, a book might not bear a date, and sellers then have to make an educated assessment of which edition they hold in their hands. A number of good reference works list details of how different publishers have marked their first editions, but in some cases consulting a thorough author bibliography may be the best way to identify a book. Firsts are prized by collectors because they are presumed to match the author's intentions most closely.
The original printing from the original, unchanged plates and materials.
Generally used by book collectors and meaning the very first printing of a work. See also ‘first thus' (following), edition and impression.
The whole number of copies first printed from the same type and issued at the same time. Later printings from the same type are known as reprints or numbered editions. See also EDITION.
All of the copies printed from the first setting of type; can include multiple printings if all are from the same setting of type. When collectors use the term first edition, they are usually referring to the first printing and if there are different states or issues, the earliest of those.
The first appearance of an author's work in book form.
first appearance in book form. It is a first printing
a copy from the original printing
a copy of a book printed from the first setting of type
a print of a book that was made using the first typesetting of the series
Simply stated, a first edition is the very first appearance of a book. Not so simply is the inclusion of states or printings as in 'first edition second state' or 'first edition second printing' The term edition is often confused with 'printing.' A new edition involves some reworking of the original text or the addition or deletion of some of the text. When Mr. Bestseller's latest work runs out of its first printing, the subsequent production of books is actually a second printing not a second edition, unless of course, our esteemed author returns to his opus and decides that the butler didn't do it after all.
The first printing of the first edition (as far as collectors are concerned).
refers to the first printing of the first edition only, not to subsequent printings or editions.
It is widely accepted among collectors and booksellers that a first edition is the very first appearance or printing of a work in book or pamphlet form. However, this is not entirely accurate, since there may be many impressions or printings of one single edition, i.e. First edition, 3rd impression. To collectors, however only the first printing really matters.
The first printing of a book, done from the original setting of type. The collectibility of the first printing of the first edition was established in the early days of printing, when the lead type used in the presses would quickly wear away, compromising the readability of the book being printed. (Note: Technically, this term is used to describe any of the printings of a book, done from the original setting of type, at any time until the type is so altered as to constitute a second edition (see “Edition”). In the world of literature and Modern Firsts, the term is used differently, and means the very first printing of those copies, done at the same time. A second print run, though it is technically still the “First Edition”, is not what is meant by the phrase in the world of collectible Modern Firsts.)
all copies of a book printed at any time originating from the initial (substantial unchanged) plates or typesetting. see also Edition
the first edition comprises all the copies of a book printed from the original setting of type: where there were several printings or impressions (see impression) of the first edition, the phrase, unless suitably qualified, implies the first of these.
In book collecting practice this refers to the earliest issue of the first printing of the first edition. In the publishing industry, any issue of the book without significant content change.
first printing of a book; occasionally gains substantial secondhand value if the book or its author become especially collectable.
Generally used by book dealers and collectors to mean the first appearance of a work in book or pamphlet form, in its first printing.
the first published appearance of a book. (To read about the various accepted definitions of this term in the antiquarian book trade see John Carter's ABC for Book Collectors, Oak Knoll, 1992.)
Generally means the first appearance of a book independently in its own covers.
The first published appearance of a book. There are many disagreements about the use of the term "first edition" in the antiquarian trade. For a good explanation of the various accepted definitions see John Carter's "ABC for Book Collectors" Oak Knoll, 1992.
The first the copies of a work printed from the first setting of the type. Later printings would be referred to as "1st ed, second printing" etc.
The term first edition traditionally refers to all copies of a book printed with the same or substantially the same setting of type. However, the precise meaning has slight, but significant, variations in the fields of bibliography, book collecting, and publishing.
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