A Wizard of Earthsea
by Ursula K. Le Guin
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very good/None
- Seller
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Denver, Colorado, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Ace Books, 1968. Paperback. Very good/None. Likely printed in 1973 based on price and ads in back of book, despite only the copyright date being stated in book. The second cover art published as a mass market paperback by Ace and a fairly rare edition. The first book in the young adult fantasy series, Earthsea. With illustrations by Ruth Robbins. Mild shelf wear around the edges with crease to bottom right corner of front cover and wear to spine ends. Blemish to top of spine where a sticker likely was imperfectly removed. Crease to front cover along joint. Binding is tight, spine is straight and without reading creases. Previous owner's stamp on reverse side of front cover and small black mark to top edge of text block, otherwise all pages are clean and unmarked though tanned.
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
- Bookseller
- Sparrow's Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 08210
- Title
- A Wizard of Earthsea
- Author
- Ursula K. Le Guin
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Ace Books
- Date Published
- 1968
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About the Seller
Sparrow's Bookshop
Biblio member since 2021
Denver, Colorado
About Sparrow's Bookshop
Sparrow's Bookshop is a Denver based vintage & rare bookstore specializing in hard-to-find items, unique titles and first editions. Member IOBA.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Mass Market
- Mass market paperback books, or MMPBs, are printed for large audiences cheaply. This means that they are smaller, usually 4...
- 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....
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...