Sentence examples for a collection of first from inspiring English sources

Purcell himself had a collection of first editions you'd almost have to own a mine to afford.

On the far side of the mantelpiece, more bookshelves hold a collection of first editions: a complete Henry James, complete Brontës, complete Proust, the memoirs of Saint-Simon.

In writing it, Wark drew on her own family memories and history – especially a collection of first world war letters from her great-uncle James.

Mother and Mrs Etherington, a story from Melvin Burgess, taken from War Girls, a collection of first world war stories through the eyes of young women.

A collection of first graders tinkered with architectural toys in the "Structure Studio," while a couple of their classmates spun around plastic disks with moiré patterns.

Earlier this year, 18-year-old Rachel Kauder Nalebuff published My Little Red Book, a collection of first period stories by women including Erica Jong, which became a US bestseller.

But even a collection of first-hand testimonies doesn't provide the full historical picture.

How does a college coach compile a collection of first-round picks?

A collection of first-edition children's books—including Beatrix Potter's personal copy of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit"—will go on sale December 16th.

The charity has released Untold Atrocities, a collection of first-hand accounts of the conflict from children and parents receiving help from Save the Children after fleeing Syria.

Captivated by what he called "both the color, and the Surrealist idea of blowing up a small object into this big abstract thing," Mr. Mullican became a devotee of Pop Art while amassing a collection of first-edition comic books.