library edition
Americannoun
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an edition of a book prepared for library use, especially with a library binding.
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a set of books with common subject matter or authorship and uniform physical characteristics.
noun
Etymology
Origin of library edition
First recorded in 1865–70
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Large handsome type, clear white paper, and choicely decorated covers combine to make this the most beautiful and desirable library edition of these great works.
From The Nabob, Vol. 2 (of 2) by George Burnham Ives
The reader will find it an immense assistance if he can consult the library edition.
From The Evolution of Man — Volume 1 by Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel
Miss Stisted animadverts on Lady Burton's having sold the library edition of The Arabian Nights in 1894 "with merely a few excisions absolutely indispensable."
From The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton Volume II by W. H. Wilkins
Best English library edition, four volumes, cloth, full gilt, octavo, per set, $10.00.
From Bab Ballads and Savoy Songs by Sir W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert
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 William Cleaver Wilkinson
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