The Name of the Wind

New York: Daw Books (2007). First edition, 1st printing. 8vo. 661 pp. Original black paper covered boards, stamped in gold, in original unclipped ($24.95) dust-jacket. Light edge wear, light curling to spine ends, tiny tear to spine foot. A few small creases. Protected in archival mylar. Book is tight, square and firm. Interior is clean and unmarked. Trivial edge wear to edges, particular to spine crown and foot. A few nicks to panel edges, particular to top front panel. Top rear paste-down slightly wavy. A collector’s copy. Nearly as new.

Dust Jacket: Near Fine

Hardcover: Near Fine

“Also referred to as The Kingkiller Chronicle: Day One, is a heroic fantasy novel written by American author Patrick Rothfuss. It is the first book in the ongoing fantasy trilogy The Kingkiller Chronicle, followed by The Wise Man's Fear. Rothfuss wrote The Name of the Wind while working on his Bachelor of Arts in English. He drew inspiration from the idea that he wanted a completely new kind of book without the generic characteristics of fantasy. A sequel titled The Wise Man's Fear was released on March 1, 2011, by DAW Books.”