Description
For sale: a rare and exceptional first edition, first printing of The Ancient by R. A Salvatore, protected in a new archival wrap. First Edition unstated, March 2008 Tor. First Printing with full number line reversed, 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean bright boards, strong title ink on a straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and strong corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with no marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and lightly toned, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with the price present on the front flap, and mild surface and edge wear. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
The Ancient is part of the Saga of the First King, a four-book series that chronicles the early days of Corona, the same world as Salvatore’s bestselling DemonWars saga.
Searching for his long-lost father, Bransen Garibond is tricked into journeying across the Gulf of Corona to the wild lands of Vanguard, where he is pressed into service in a desperate war against the brutal Samhaist, Ancient Badden. On an Alpinadoran lake, just below Ancient Badden’s magical ice castle, several societies, caught in the web of their own conflicts, are oblivious to Ancient Badden’s devastating plans to destroy them. Bransen becomes the link between the wars, and if he fails, all who live on the lake will perish, and all of northern Honce will fall under the shadow of the merciless and vengeful Samhaists.
Ships promptly in corrugated mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
