out\ of\ print

out\ of\ print
adj. phr.
No longer obtainable from the publisher because the printed copies have been sold out; no longer printed.

The book is out of print. An edition of one thousand copies was sold and no more copies were printed.

Compare: out of stock Contrast: in print

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