Sentence examples for a first edition of from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a first edition of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the original version of a book or publication, often sought after by collectors or enthusiasts.
Example: "I was thrilled to find a first edition of my favorite novel at the antique bookstore."
Alternatives: "an original edition of" or "the inaugural edition of".

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A first edition of "Salem's Lot".

We see a first edition of Orwell's "Animal Farm" with the original subtitle, "A Fairy Story".

Among its treasures will be a first edition of "The Joy of Cooking" (think Mother's Day).

In the rare-book room, Dern picked up a first edition of Tennessee Williams's "Camino Real".

I remember being baffled and thrilled reading a first edition of The Orators.

The third was a first edition of a seven-volume biography of  Churchill.

Between them, Bloomsbury and Scholastic printed a first edition of more than four million copies.

A first edition of Danny, Champion of the World signed by Dahl worth £2,000 is among the cache.

The library, which retains its original collection of books, has a first edition of Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood".

This is where you can ogle a first edition of Milton's "Paradise Lost" (1669), on sale for $35,000.

On display is a first edition of "A Room of One's Own," in which Judith Shakespeare appears.

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