the first volume vs Volume One

Both 'the first volume' and 'volume one' are correct and commonly used phrases in English. They can be used interchangeably to refer to the initial book in a series or collection. The choice between them is a matter of personal preference or style.

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the first volume

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to the initial book in a series or collection.

This phrase is used to indicate the initial volume in a series or collection. It is a clear and common way to refer to the first book.

Examples:

I just finished reading the first volume of the series.
The first volume of the encyclopedia covers a wide range of topics.
She borrowed the first volume of the trilogy from the library.
The first volume of the manga series was released last month.
The first volume of the collection contains some of the author's early works.

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I'll bring you the first volume tomorrow.
Yes, I mustn't forget the first volume tomorrow.
BERKELEY - When the French politician and moral philosopher Alexis de Tocqueville published the first volume of his Democracy in America in 1835, he did so because he thought that France was in big trouble and could learn much from America.
The volume of gas drawn off for analysis shall be added to the volume measured by the meter if the first volume is equivalent to more than 1 per cent of the measured volume.
At least the first five bed volumes are discarded to remove water soluble impurities.
The first five bed volumes (minimum) are discarded to remove water-soluble impurities.
It's the first mass-volume electric car, zero-emission electric car in the market.
Volume the first on this 13th day in June, 1715, in the year of our Lord.
They were the same volume at first.
For the purposes of point (d) of the first subparagraph, "volume disposed of" shall mean the quantities of alcohol sold on the Community market by the production industry.
For the first application, these volume projections shall be estimated using one or a combination of the following options:
I also regard it as a particular breakthrough that, in contrast to the former Marco Polo programme, it is not only the tonnage that counts, but that, for the first time, the volume can be taken into account as well.
BEFORE GETTING ON TO THE STORY, AND AS YOU CAN SEE HE ONLY GOTAS FAR AS PAGE ONE OF SWANN'S WAY THE FIRST OF THE SEVEN VOLUMES.
In the first, the calculated volume ratio of n-octanol to water is used; in the second, this ratio is divided by two;
If a lower dose of Zometa is required, first withdraw the appropriate volume as indicated below and then dilute it further with 100 ml of infusion solution.
They were the same volume at first.
If a lower dose of Zometa is required, first withdraw the appropriate volume of the reconstituted solution (4 mg/ 5 ml) as indicated below and then dilute it further with 100 ml of infusion solution.
In patients with overactive bladder, characterised by detrusor muscle instability or hyperreflexia, cystometric studies have demonstrated that oxybutynin increases maximum urinary bladder capacity and increases the volume to first detrusor contraction.
Hans Christian Andersen, born in Odense, April 2, 1805... published his first volume in 1822.
But assure her... that if she'll forgive my disgraceful longevity... and this temporary decrepitude... I will present her with the last signed copy of my first volume of verse.

Alternatives:

the initial volume
the opening volume
the beginning volume
volume number one
the primary volume

Volume One

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to the initial book in a series or collection.

This phrase is used to indicate the first volume in a series or collection. It is a concise and common way to refer to the beginning book.