Description
For sale: a rare and exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of The Explorers Guild: Volume One: A Passage to Shambhala by Jon Baird and Kevin Costner. First Atria Books hardcover edition stated, October 2015. First Printing with full number line reversed, 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Illustrated by Rick Ross.
The book is in Near Fine condition with spotless boards, strong title gilt on a straight spine and on the title and Explorers Guild (E. G.) logo on the illustrated front board. Also with, clean page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, lightly , mild edge wear, and one lightly rubbed corner. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with the ghost of an erased price on the E. G. logo page. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The illustrated end papers and the interior pages are clean on intentionally toned sheets by publisher, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with the price on the front flap, mild surface and edge wear, and heavily rubbed corners. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
Set against the backdrop of World War I, with Western Civilization on the edge of calamity, the first installment in The Explorers Guild series, A Passage to Shambhala, concerns the Guild’s quest to find the golden city of Buddhist myth. The search will take them from the Polar North to the Mongolian deserts, through the underground canals of Asia to deep inside the Himalayas, before the fabled city finally divulges its secrets and the globe-spanning journey plays out to its startling conclusion.
The Explorers Guild is a rare publishing opportunity, powered by the creative passion of one of the world’s true storytelling masters, Kevin Costner.
Ships promptly in a manila envelope with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.