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

There was a fine library edition of the Spectator, in six large volumes with gilded backs; and many a time I gazed at the word "London" on the title-page.

From Redburn. His First Voyage by Melville, Herman

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

From 1849 to 1851 the Baroness Ehrensv�rd-Gyllembourg was engaged in bringing out a library edition of her collected works in twelve volumes.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various

The library edition, in English, consists of two volumes, comprising together some eight hundred open pages, in good-sized type.

From Classic French Course in English by Wilkinson, William Cleaver

The reprint in quarto which he issued in 1741, seven years before his death, is, with its engravings by Bernard Picot, a fine library edition.

From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 1 by Motteux, Peter Anthony