Blue Adept Piers Anthony 1981 1st Edition 1st Printing HC DJ $10.95 Sweet Book
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First edition
Condition Description Very Good collector-grade copy of the May 1981 Lester del Rey / Ballantine Books First Edition / First Printing of Blue Adept (Book 2 of the Apprentice Adept Series) by Piers Anthony. Complete 326-page trade hardcover volume. Cover artwork by Hugo Award-nominated fantasy illustrator Darrell K. Sweet. Stated "First Ballantine Books Edition: May 1981" with full ascending/descending number line (1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10) on the copyright page, original unclipped $10.95 jacket price on the front inner flap, and trade ISBN (0-345-28383-7) on the rear panel. Dust jacket is in Very Good to Like New condition, preserved in a clear protective archival Mylar cover with crisp, vibrant cover graphics by Darrell K. Sweet and un-faded spine panels. Purple paper boards with a rich dark blue quarter-cloth spine and sharp metallic gold spine foil stamping ("BLUE ADEPT / PIERS ANTHONY / DEL REY"). Board hinges maintain solid, factory-tight structural integrity. Includes clean white pastedowns and endpapers (completely free of owner names, inscriptions, bookplates, or personalizations). Text block is square, firm, and bright across all 326 pages. Condition Flaw Note: The front half-title / first title page displays light handling wrinkling and a minor, short closed edge tear near the outer margin (interior text pages remain clean, crisp, and unaffected). See full forensic breakdown below. Item Description Book Overview & Collector Details ◦ Author: Piers Anthony (Piers A
- Publisher: Ace / G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Year: 1981
- Binding: Hardcover
- Condition: Very Good
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