gistfile1.txt

ets:select(Tab, [{{'$1', '_', '_', '_'},[],['$1']}], 10).                                 
{[{1383242643,746081},
  {1383293043,948240},
  {1383292743,966571},
  {1383287643,925604},
  {1383261243,820525},
  {1383260043,828302},
  {1383243543,748386},
  {1383240243,743004},
  {1383234543,716093},
  {1383229443,690387}],

F = fun(X, N, F) -> case N of 0 -> []; N1 -> E = ets:next(Tab, X), [E|F(E,N-1,F)] end end.
#Fun<erl_eval.18.80484245>
(receiver@127.0.0.1)41> F(ets:first(Tab), 10, F).
[{1383234543,716093},
 {1383240243,743004},
 {1383243543,748386},
 {1383260043,828302},
 {1383261243,820525},
 {1383287643,925604},
 {1383292743,966571},
 {1383293043,948240},
 {1383242643,746081},
 {1383276543,880893}]