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The Sword of Shannara

The Sword of Shannara

The Sword of Shannara
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The Sword of Shannara

by BROOKS Terry

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  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Very Good/Very Good
ISBN 10
0394413334
ISBN 13
9780394413334
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About This Item

New York: Random House, 1977 Stated first edition of the first Shannara book, with publisher's number line starting at 2 which is correct for the first edition from Random House, Illustrated by The Brothers Hildebrandt in two full page black and white and one full colour folding plate at the centre of the book. Quarter black cloth over fawn papered boards with TB initial stamped on upper board by publisher, unclipped DW has minor rubbing to edges, not sunned or faded except to very edge of the upper joint, export version and bears no publishers price, nice bright copy, SCARCE, there is some slight faint scattered foxing to prelims and closed edges EXPEDITED SHIPPING REQUIRED. First Edition. Quarter cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Hildebrandt. 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall.

Synopsis

A young man and his brother set out on a journey to find the magically "Sword of Shannara". Only the mystical sword can defeat the evil overlord and his minions.

Reviews

On Mar 2 2016, a reader said:
Read the whole series and loved every book
On Apr 7 2013, Fireflower537 said:
This book was nothing more than a rip-off of The Lord of the Rings. None of the characters had any personality! They were all just cardboard cutouts.

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Bookseller
Fortuna Books NZ (NZ)
Bookseller's Inventory #
010309
Title
The Sword of Shannara
Author
BROOKS Terry
Illustrator
Hildebrandt
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
First Edition
ISBN 10
0394413334
ISBN 13
9780394413334
Publisher
Random House
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1977
Keywords
fantasy sword sorcery Hildebrandt Shannara Modern first Edition
Bookseller catalogs
SCIENCE-FICTION FANTASY & HORROR;

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About Fortuna Books

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