early editions
Original print runs
Early editions are the first printings of a newspaper or book, produced before later versions that may contain updates or corrections.
For newspapers, early editions hit newsstands or go to distant subscribers before final editions with breaking news.
For books, early editions—especially first editions—are prized by collectors: She found an early edition of *The Great Gatsby* at an estate sale.
- print runQuantity of copies produced
- book collectorsThose who gather volumes
- typesettingArranging text for print
- appraisalsJudgments of worth
- incunabulaEarliest European printed books
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- ShakespeareRomeo, Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello
- rare booksGutenberg Bible, rare books, first printing, collectors items, signed copy
- Latin classicsVirgil, Ovid, Cicero, Horace, Caesar
- Shakespeare textsfolios, quartos, quarto, complete works, collected works
- manuscriptscodex, codices, folio, folios, papyri