A Game of Thrones

London: Voyager, (1996). First edition, 1st impression. 8vo. 672 pp. Original red paper-covered boards, stamped in gold, in original unclipped (£16.99) dust-jacket. Faint handling & edge wear and a trace of toning. Protected in archival mylar. Book is tight, square and firm. Light handling wear present. General toning and foxing to page edges, due to paper stock. Light curling to spine ends. Interior clean and unmarked. A collector’s copy.

Dust Jacket: Fine

Hardcover: Near Fine

“A Game of Thrones is the first novel in A Song of Ice and Fire, a series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin. It was first published on August 1, 1996. The novel won the 1997 Locus Award and was nominated for both the 1997 Nebula Award and the 1997 World Fantasy Award. The novella Blood of the Dragon, comprising the Daenerys Targaryen chapters from the novel, won the 1997 Hugo Award for Best Novella. In January 2011, the novel became a New York Times Bestseller and reached No. 1 on the list in July 2011. It is also the namesake and basis for the first season of Game of Thrones, an HBO television series that premiered in April 2011.”