edition
1. All of the copies of a work printed from the
same type or plates, either issued at one time or
at intervals. In the latter case, the edition may
consist of a number of impressions. A statement of
the edition of a book is often printed on the
title page or its verso, along with the
particulars of any previous editions on the verso.
2. A number of copies of a work printed at any one
time, either when the text has undergone changes
or the type has been partially or entirely reset,
or the format of the book has been altered. The
term is also applied to the copies which made up
the original issue, i.e., the "first edition," as
well as any subsequent editions, e.g., 2nd,
revised, etc. 3. The embodiment of a work in a
particular typographical form, with different
editions embodying an identical text, or varying
texts. 4. One of the various editions of a
newspaper. See also: EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED ;FINE PAPER COPY ;FIRST EDITION ;IMPRESSION (5) ;LARGE PAPER COPY ;LIBRARY EDITION ;
LIMITED EDITION .
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