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A Wizard of Earthsea
by Le Guin, Ursula K
- Used
- poor
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Poor/Fair
- Seller
-
Albany, California, United States
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About This Item
Berkeley: Parnassus Press, 1968. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Poor/Fair. Scarce First Edition/First State with faint vertical smudge on the title page. An ex-library copy with significant wear. In aqua/blue cloth with debossed black illustration on front board and black to type on spine which is slightly cocked. Rubbing through cloth with some fraying at top and bottom board and spine ends. Tape shadows/residue to tops and bottoms of same. Stains around top of spine and to top of front board. Corners a little soft. Several sticker paper/scars with some rippling to ffep(and page following) where library stickers and pocket were. Library numbers to top of same, 3 tiny pen marks to title page and number to copyright page as well. Small 1/2 inch split to top of front hinge and some numbers to ffep and copyright page. Stamp to top page ends with some soiling and another sticker scar to rear pastedown. Jacket is unclipped with correct '11up $3.95' showing. Bottom of front flap clipped which appears common to this state. Tape residue shadows to top of spine inside and out with 1/2 inch split to top of front spine crease and a couple chips/nicks to head of spine as well. One 1 1/2 inch split to bottom of front spine crease and smaller embedded 1/2 inch split towards bottom of rear flap crease. Paper scarring and sticker residue to bottom of spine where call letters were. Small chips to bottom corners and a few edge nicks.
Synopsis
A Wizard of Earthsea, first published in 1968, is the first of a series of books written by Ursula K. Le Guin and set in the fantasy world archipelago of Earthsea depicting the adventures of a budding young wizard named Ged. The tale of Ged's growth and development as he travels across Earthsea continues in The Tombs of Atuan and The Farthest Shore and is supplemented in Tehanu and The Other Wind.
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Details
- Seller
- Lost Paddle Books, IOBA
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- LPB006401UL
- Title
- A Wizard of Earthsea
- Author
- Le Guin, Ursula K
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First US Edition/First Printing
- Publisher
- Parnassus Press
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley
- Date Published
- 1968
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fantasy; Children's Books;
Terms of Sale
Lost Paddle Books, IOBA
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- Title Page
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- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
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