by Christopher Paolini
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, (2003).
First hardcover, and first trade edition, first printing.
"August 2003" statement and first printing number code sequence 10 through 1 to the copyright page, and $18.95 price to the dust jacket flap.
SIGNED by the author to the title page.
Laid in is a color six-sticker sheet for the then up-coming sequel ELDEST, and a double-sided bookmark promoting ERAGON on one side and the "Coming" title ELDEST to the other side.
Dust jacket art by John Jude Palencar.
This first hardcover edition was preceded only by a self-published trade paperback edition.
A lovely book production with sturdy sewn bindings and quality paper and printing, map end-papers, double-page-spread introductory map, and a striking dragon eye frontispiece illustration.
Fine in black linen over blue boards with gilt embossed titles to the spine, map-illustrated end-papers, blue-and-white headband and tail-band; in a fine dust jacket; original $18.95 printed price still intact to the front inner flap.
A lovely SIGNED collectible with extras laid in.
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