A Game of Thrones: Book One of A Song of Ice and Fire Martin, George R. R. Books into Film,Fantasy

First American edition, first printing, with publisher's letter laid in. [vi], 694, [1] pp. Bound in publisher's black paper-covered boards, spine lettered in silver. Near Fine with slight bumping to corners, crimping at tail of spine, and faint soiling to upper edge of textblock. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light edgewear, laminate lift at spine folds, and light toning to flaps. A bright "hot-off-the-press" copy sent to a bookstore in advance of the bestselling fantasy novel's release. Bantam president Irwyn Applebaum writes in his letter to booksellers that "I do not exaggerate when I tell you that the galley of A Game of Thrones generated the most positive bookseller word-of-mouth of any Bantam fiction title in the last four years."