A - Autograph

Autograph fair copy, a basis for the first German edition

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GE - German edition

Charles Haslinger quondam Tobie, Vienna, plate number T.H.8147:
GE1 – First German edition,
July 1851.

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FE - French edition

S. Richault, Paris, plate number 10 868. R.:
FE1 – First French edition, 26 May 1851,

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Principles behind the main text of
the Sonata in C minor, (Op. 4), Mvt I

We take A as a basis, since it is the only authentic source.