I also prefer the text from the first edition, though otherwise the second edition is better (the orange bar at the top in the first is unnecessary). The only concern with the first edition is the text size might be a little small when viewed on thumbnails, so personally I’d go with the background of the second, the text placement and style of the first, and then just increase the text size a little.
But either way, they’re much better than the original cover of the book – very nice!