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

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

In one volume, alternate pages of English and the translation; library edition, cloth, each $1.00; six or more, each 75 cents; pocket edition, leatherette, round corners, gilt edges, each $1.50; six or more, each $1.25.

From Rudimental Divine Science by Eddy, Mary Baker

The series will form a beautiful and valuable library edition of the English Classic Poets.

From Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes by Young, Edward

It is pleasant to notice that the demand for Lingard continues to be such that publishers venture on a well got-up library edition like the one before us.

From A Cursory History of Swearing by Sharman, Julian

Masson has also given translations of most of them in his Life of Milton and in his 1890 library edition of the Poems.

From Milton by Bailey, John Cann