Blood of Elves

London: Gollancz, (2008). First edition, 1st printing. 8vo. 315 pp. Original full black paper-covered boards, stamped in metallic red, in original unclipped (£18.99) dust-jacket. Handling and edge wear, wrinkles, scratches and creases. Protected in archival mylar. Consistent handling wear to panels, edges, corners and pages. Presumed ex-library book with what appears to be pocket removals to ffep and rfep. Mild lean and tear to spine foot of cloth. Boards lightly damaged. Rare in hardcover.

Dust Jacket: Acceptable

Hardcover: Acceptable

“Blood of Elves (Polish: Krew elfów) is the first novel in The Witcher series written by the Polish fantasy writer Andrzej Sapkowski, first published in Poland in 1994. It is a sequel to the Witcher short stories collected in the books The Last Wish and Sword of Destiny and is followed by Time of Contempt. The book won the Janusz A. Zajdel Award in 1994 and the David Gemmell Legend Award in 2009. An English translation was published in the United Kingdom in 2008 (Gollancz) and in the United States in 2009 (Orbit). The books have been described as having a cult following in Poland and Central and Eastern European countries. They have been translated into 37 languages and sold over 15 million copies worldwide as of December 2019. They have also been adapted into a film (The Hexer), two television series (The Hexer and The Witcher), several video games, and two comic book series. The video games have been even more successful, with more than 50 million copies sold as of May 2020.”