-CURRENTLY ON HOLD-
New York: Bantam Books, 1996
First American edition, first printing. A near fine copy, only with a little bumping at the foot of the spine, a faint remnant of sticker removal at the top corner of the first free endpaper, and a tiny mark at the top edge of the outer text block. In a near fine, unclipped dust jacket, with very slight rubbing to the spine. An outstanding copy overall, solid and bright. The first installment of the popular Game of Thrones series. Though it is technically preceded by the UK Harper Collins/Voyager edition earlier in 1996, Martin notes that he considers this Bantam edition the true first edition of A Game of Thrones.