FE1 - First French edition
| Publisher: | Adolphe Catelin et Cie |
| Date: | VIII 1839 |
| Plate number: | Ad. C. (560) et Cie |
| Title: | 24 Préludes |
| Dedication: | Son ami Camille Pleyel |
First French edition of the whole Op. 28, based on A. Chopin did not participate in its preparation – proofreading of FE1, which included i.a. supplemented accidentals and pedalling, was conducted by Julian Fontana. For a general description of FE1 in the entire Op. 28 – see Prelude in C no. 1.
In the Prelude in A
FE1 repeated almost all inaccuracies of A concerning accidentals (e.g. in b. 44-46 and following) – it was only a 
raising d1 to d
1 in b. 26 that was added. In addition, a number of other mistakes were committed, e.g. a instead of a 
in b. 22, a instead of a in b. 43, sharps before the minims at the beginning of b. 46 and 50 were overlooked as well as 4 consecutive pedal markings in b. 67-68 and the 
lowering g1 to g1 in b. 78, Moreover, d1 notes in the chords of the 2nd half of b. 77 were overlooked.
Supplemented pedal markings include 
added in b. 24-25 and at the end of the piece.
| Original in: | Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris |
| Shelf-mark: | Ac.p. 2710 |