LIGHTNING THIEF [THE] by Riordan, Rick - 2005

Miramax Books Hyperion, 2005 Book. Illus. by Bollinger, Peter. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. First Edition stated on copyright with "1" present in complete number line. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. The first book in the entertaining Percy Jackson and the Olympians series and also Riordan's first book. Near fine copy in near fine jacket. Grey green boards with silver lettering on spine. Jacket shows light crinkling at upper edges, more prominently at the top and bottom edges of the spine panel and the upper tips. Slight scuffing on upper back panel. Jacket however is without any tears with $17.95 price intact (rare these are usually price-clipped). Copy is clean and square with text block clean without marks, with moderate bumping at top and bottom edges of spine and at the tips. No personal inscriptions by previous owners (another rarity). A nice copy of a popular book now difficult to find in fine condition..