library edition

American  

noun

1. an edition of a book prepared for library use, especially with a library binding.

2. a set of books with common subject matter or authorship and uniform physical characteristics.

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library edition British  

noun

1. an edition of a book having a superior quality of paper, binding, etc

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Etymology

Origin of library edition

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

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library edition

Type, size of book, excellent as a library edition; and the illustrations, so far as they have gone, are good, and not too distracting.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, April 8, 1893 by Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), Sir

"We commend it as the best library edition extant."

From History of Cuba; or, Notes of a Traveller in the Tropics Being a Political, Historical, and Statistical Account of the Island, from its First Discovery to the Present Time by Ballou, Maturin Murray

The original ten-volume library edition is still to be had.

From Oliver Goldsmith by Buckland, E. S. Lang

It is therefore now about twenty-one years old, and the publishers propose to mark its coming of age by issuing a library edition.

From The Hoosier Schoolmaster A Story of Backwoods Life in Indiana by Eggleston, Edward

Best English library edition, four volumes, cloth, full gilt, octavo, per set, $10.00.

From Bab Ballads and Savoy Songs by Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), Sir