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The phrase "a first print of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the initial version or edition of a printed work, such as a book, artwork, or document.
Example: "I was thrilled to find a first print of the rare book at the antique store."
Alternatives: "an original print of" or "a first edition of".
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You feel Van Gaal would have taken the DVD home and treasured it, like some would a first print of Casablanca.
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It is a book of erotic fantasies which is an international media event--a first printing of 750,000 copies, issued in 5 languages, together with a bonus CD of Madonna's soon-to-be-hit single, "Erotic".
It has a first printing of 100,000 copies.
American Express underwrote a first printing of 40,000 copies.
His publisher, Knopf, ordered a first printing of twenty-five thousand copies.
("Now, Discover Your Strengths" has a first printing of 85,000).
It may occasionally have a first printing of 30,000, but "we never have a first printing of 40,000," she said.
It had a first printing of 30,000 copies, and more than 50,000 are in print.
The fifth installment of "The Spiderwick Chronicles," by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black, had a first printing of 250,000 copies.
It has a first printing of 60,000 copies, a healthy number for such a book.
Each February he turns out a novel with a first printing of 2.8 million copies.
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