Question

which piece of text uses this meaning of rare?
rare adjective lightly cooked so that the meat is still red
in the antique shop, mr. schmidt found a rare hardcover edition of mark twains life on the mississippi, published by james r. osgood & company in 1883.
ian prefers to eat well - done beef and lamb, but mabel prefers hers rare.

Explanation:

The given meaning of "rare" is about meat being lightly cooked (still red). In the first text, "rare" refers to a book being uncommon. In the second text, Mabel prefers her beef/lamb "rare", which matches the meaning of lightly cooked meat.

Answer:

The text: "Ian prefers to eat well - done beef and lamb, but Mabel prefers hers rare."