Bantam Books,1996
First Edition, First Printing of the Advanced Reader Copy Issued Before the First Printing Fine condition book in a Fine soft wrap dust jacket. Signed in the year of publication, SIGNED by George R.R. Martin in vibrant red ink on the title page “To Michael / With Best Regards / George Martin / 9/26/96”. First ARC (printed in advance of the first printing), of the first book in the author’s acclaimed Game of Thrones series. Advanced Reader Copies most always are produced as a softcover. The ARC for A Game Of Thrones is a soft cover book with stiff outer wraps but also included a stiff heavy outer dust jacket which is printed on paper equivalent to card stock. Numerous images are shown of both the book and the dust jacket for review.
An advance reading copy, advance review copy, advance reader’s edition, or advance copy is a free copy of a new book given by a publisher to booksellers, librarians, journalists, celebrities, or other peer before the book is published.
The Game of Thrones Series has been likened to Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings saga and T.H. White’s Once and Future King. Critics call this “one of the best fantasy series ever written” (Denver Post). The books in the series have sold more than 15 million copies and have been translated into more than 20 languages. A Game of Thrones is the first of seven planned novels in A Song of Ice and Fire, an epic fantasy series by American author George R. R. Martin. It was first published in August 1996. The novel won the 1997 Locus Award, and was nominated for both the 1998 Nebula Award and the 1997 World Fantasy Award. The novella Blood of the Dragon, comprising the Daenerys Targaryen chapters from the novel, won the 1997 Hugo Award for Best Novella. In January 2011 the novel became a New York Times bestseller and reached #1 on the list in July 2011.
The book is in fine condition stiff fine outer wraps and with a fine condition outer cardboard jacket. Signed in the year of publication, SIGNED by George R.R. Martin in vibrant red ink on the title page “To Michael / With Best Regards / George Martin / 9/26/96”. Please see images.
A superb important copy of the the first book of this iconic series, boldly signed across the title page by George Martin.
