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A WIZARD OF EARTHSEA - SIGNED BY LE GUIN AND LEO & DIANE DILLON

A WIZARD OF EARTHSEA - SIGNED BY LE GUIN AND LEO & DIANE DILLON

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A WIZARD OF EARTHSEA - SIGNED BY LE GUIN AND LEO & DIANE DILLON

by Le Guin, Ursula K. (novel); Robbins, Ruth (illustrations); Dillon, Leo & Diane (cover art)

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About This Item

New York: Ace Publishing Corporation, 1968. First Paperback Edition. An attractive copy of Le Guin's fourth published novel, and the first to bring her critical acclaim after the release of the three novels in her Hainish Cycle. "Predicted to become a great Archmage, proud and willful Ged attends the School for Wizards on Roke where, goaded by an older student, he calls back Elfarran from the dead and thereby looses the Shadow, which first haunts him and then is hunted by him. This first part of the Earthsea Trilogy...has become a classic presentation of both coming of age and light-dark conflict because of its almost perfect blend of atmosphere, style, setting and theme" (Barron, Fantasy Literature 4B-98). Uncommon signed - especially by cover artists Leo and Diane Dillon. First Printing. Octavo (17.75cm); original pictorial card wrappers; yellow-orange edge-staining; [10],11-205 + [3]pp ads. Signed by Le Guin on the title page, beneath the signatures of cover artists Leo & Diane Dillon. Light wear to extremities, hint of sunning to spine, with some tanning to inner cover edges, and an early owner's name faintly stamped on upper edge of textblock; Very Good+.

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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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Bookseller
Captain Ahab's Rare Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
7148
Title
A WIZARD OF EARTHSEA - SIGNED BY LE GUIN AND LEO & DIANE DILLON
Author
Le Guin, Ursula K. (novel); Robbins, Ruth (illustrations); Dillon, Leo & Diane (cover art)
Book Condition
Used
Quantity Available
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Edition
First Paperback Edition
Binding
Paperback
Publisher
Ace Publishing Corporation
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1968

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Octavo
Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Title Page
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Edges
The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Good+
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