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The Sword of Shannara

The Sword of Shannara

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The Sword of Shannara

by BROOKS Terry

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Good/No Jacket
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About This Item

New York: Random House, 1977 First edition of the first Shannara book, Illustrated by The Brothers Hildebrandt in two full page black and white and one full colour folding plate at the centre of the book, Quarter black cloth over fawn papered boards with TB initial stamped on upper board by publisher, Book page edges toned,Three line ink inscription on end paper, cloth spine creased and rubbed with a lean, corners are rubbed with one starting to wear, This copy has obviously been read but shows no faults. First Edition. Quarter cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Hildebrandt. 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall.

Synopsis

A young man and his brother set out on a journey to find the magically "Sword of Shannara". Only the mystical sword can defeat the evil overlord and his minions.

Reviews

On Mar 2 2016, a reader said:
Read the whole series and loved every book
On Apr 7 2013, Fireflower537 said:
This book was nothing more than a rip-off of The Lord of the Rings. None of the characters had any personality! They were all just cardboard cutouts.

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Bookseller
Fortuna Books NZ (NZ)
Bookseller's Inventory #
011040
Title
The Sword of Shannara
Author
BROOKS Terry
Illustrator
Hildebrandt
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Random House
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1977
Keywords
fantasy sword sorcery Hildebrandt
Bookseller catalogs
SCIENCE-FICTION FANTASY & HORROR;

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