editio princeps
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Stowe's London, by Strype, 2 vols., best edition; Vesputius' Neue unbekanthe Landte, 1508, rare; Ludolphus de Suchen de Terra Sancta, editio princeps, rare; Shakspeare's Works, second edition 1632, third edition 1663; Holy Bible.
From Notes and Queries, Number 206, October 8, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by George Bell
We may remark here that the edition of 1768—the editio princeps of the collected Poems—was issued under Gray's own supervision, and is printed with remarkable accuracy.
From Select Poems of Thomas Gray by Robert Carruthers
For Charles’s editio princeps of this work, in 1895, Professor Morfill translated two of the best MSS., as well as Sokolov’s text, which is founded on these and other MSS.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various
German translations adhering strictly to the text of the editio princeps are of a much later date.
From Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church by F. (Friedrich) Bente
The very beautifully-printed editio princeps of Anacreon, printed in Paris by Henri Stephan, 1554, remains stationary, for its value then, as now, is one guinea.
From The Book-Hunter in London Historical and Other Studies of Collectors and Collecting by W. (William) Roberts
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