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Discover LudwigThe phrase "first edition" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is generally used to describe the initial printing of a book, magazine, or other publication. For example, you could write, "My prized possession is a first edition copy of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird."
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First edition 1768, in Scotland.
Her sister May illustrated the first edition.
The first edition was Sound Shaker.
The first edition will launch in October 2012.
The paper's first edition went to press.
The first edition sold 75 copies.
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