The Colour of Magic.
by Pratchett, Terry
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Gerrards Cross: Colin Smythe, 1983. First edition of the first Discworld novel in the author's acclaimed series, in the rare first issue dust jacket with the publisher's corrected blurb pasted on the front flap. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. The first edition is reported to have comprised 500 copies, but 400 of these were seemingly issued to libraries within the United Kingdom. Rare. A writer who has been compared to Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut, and Douglas Adams, Sir Terry Pratchett has created a complex, yet zany world filled with a host of unforgettable characters who navigate around a profound fantasy universe, complete with its own set of cultures and rules.
Synopsis
On a world supported on the back of a giant turtle (sex unknown), a gleeful, explosive, wickedly eccentric expedition sets out. There’s an avaricious buy inept wizard, a naive tourist whose luggage moves on hundreds of dear little legs, dragons who only exist if you believe in them, and of course The Edge of the planet...
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Details
- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 143021
- Title
- The Colour of Magic.
- Author
- Pratchett, Terry
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Colin Smythe
- Place of Publication
- Gerrards Cross
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- Terry Pratchett First Edition, The Colour of Magic First Edition
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About the Seller
Raptis Rare Books
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Palm Beach, Florida
About Raptis Rare Books
Founded by Matthew and Adrienne Raptis, Raptis Rare Books is an antiquarian book firm that specializes in literature, children's books, economics, photo books, signed and inscribed books, and landmark books in all fields. Our business model is simple: we strive to handle books that are in exceptional condition and to provide exceptional customer service.
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Blurb
- The blurb refers to the commentary that appears on the dust jacket flaps or the rear of the dustjacket. In the case of a...
- Cloth
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...