The specific steps to look at the first publication date of a book are as follows.

1. First, pick up and open the book whose first publication date you want to see.

Then turn the book to the first page of the preface (or preface) in the front part. Usually the right page.

3. If the typesetting on the left is normal, it should be the copyright information of the book, including the version of the book, such as the time of the first edition, the time of the second edition and so on. Just look for the version here when you read the first edition.