单词 | first edition |
释义 | > as lemmasfirst edition first edition n. [perhaps after post-classical Latin editio princeps editio princeps n., although this is apparently first attested later] the earliest edition of a book or other printed work (frequently attributive); an individual copy of this, typically regarded as valuable or collectable; also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > edition > [noun] > first edition first edition1542 editio princeps1775 princeps1814 first1862 1542 T. Elyot Bibliotheca Proheme sig. A.iiiv Receyue this my symple labour and study, which I haue eftsones dedicate vnto your hyghnes, with lyke benignitie as you receyued my fyrste edition. a1647 T. Hooker Applic. of Redempt.: 9th & 10th Bks. (1657) x. 377 These first Editions, and Spiritual Dispositions imprinted upon the heart. 1674 P. Walsh Hist. & Vindic. Loyal Formulary i. 25 All the first Edition was immediately bought. 1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 177. ⁋9 A copy..which he firmly believed to be of the first edition. 1807 Literary Panorama Dec. 535 The addition has been made on the first edition copies. 1809 T. F. Dibdin Bibliomania 45 His present Majesty enriched his magnificent collection with many of the Consul's first editions, and vellum copies. 1856 M. Heron tr. A. Dumas Camille v. 58 Do you know, Camille, I have grown tired of the first edition of my life. 1905 Westm. Gaz. 9 June 10/1 A first edition copy of ‘Richard III’. 1973 Jrnl. Mod. Lit. 3 179 The first edition score of Dvorak's Trio in E flat major. 2004 C. Chin in H. Bidgoli Internet Encycl. I. 331/2 The seller sold 20 first editions of the Harry Potter book series containing fraudulent autographs. < as lemmas |
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