New York: Bantam, (1996). First edition, 1st printing. 8vo. 694 pp. Original quarter black paper-covered boards, stamped in silver, in original unclipped ($21.95) dust-jacket. Light handling & edge wear, a few small nicks and scratches to the foil. Closed tear to top front panel, a few tiny tears to edges. Tiny chip to spine foot, tiny tape repair to verso at spine crown. Now protected in archival mylar. Book is mostly tight, square and firm. Light handling wear and shelf wear. A few faint markings to top text block. Light curling to spine ends, light pulling from spine crown. Interior clean and unmarked.

Dust Jacket: Very Good

Hardcover: Very Good

“A Game of Thrones is the first novel in A Song of Ice and Fire, a series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin. It was first published on August 1, 1996. The novel won the 1997 Locus Award and was nominated for both the 1997 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 No. 1 on the list in July 2011. It is also the namesake and basis for the first season of Game of Thrones, an HBO television series that premiered in April 2011.”