Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology
firsts
1. Hides and skins that are, or at least are designated as, perfect, i.e., free from holes, tears, putrefactive damage, etc. See also:
GOOD SECONDS
. 2. A term applied at times to the
FIRST EDITION
of a book. (
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