AD&D First Edition offers Player's Handbook by Gary Gygax, TSR2010, Idol Cover, Core Hardcover Rulebook 5th Print Orange Flyleaves, Unusual Print

Wow. This book brings back lots of great memories. This excellent 128-page book was authored by Gary Gygax and ushered in the Advanced Dungeons and Dragons 1st Edition era. Although, for some reason, the Monster Manual was published first.


DESCRIPTION

From the back of the tome:

No more searching through stacks of books and magazines to find out what you need to know. The Player's Handbook puts it all at your fingertips, including:

All recommended character classes

fighters, paladins, rangers, magic-users, etc.

Character races

dwarves, elves, gnomes, half-orcs, humans, etc.

Character level statistics

Equipment lists with costs

Spell listings by level and descriptions of effects (including many new spells!)

As a dungeon adventurer or a dungeon master, you will find the contents of this book to be what you have been waiting for. All useful material is now compiled under one cover, especially for players!

CONDITION

This copy is part offers of the 5th printing and shows a bit of skullduggery from TSR. The first 16 pages of this book are heavier, darker paper than the remainder of the book. If you look at the top of the book you can see a notch running along the pages near the binding. I suspect this print was recalled and rebound for some reason. There are a few prints that made it out for sale that had pages from other books included. This looks like one of those print runs. The Second Alpha Print of the Dungeon Master's Guide had pages from the Monster Manual interspersed through the first 16 pages of the DMG. If you have one like that, it's pretty valuable.

This book is in Fair to Very Good condition. This is one you should not judge by the cover as the cover shows heavy wear while the interior is in great shape. While the cover looks like it has been through a dungeon or two and lived to tell the tale. It is sturdy, and the binding is tight. The cover shows heavy wear including corner rounding (Damage; the cardboard is peeking out a little at the edges), edgewear, scuffing, creases at the binding, light indents, and some scratches. The cover pages are that rich golden color. They have a few spots on them but otherwise are in great shape. The cover is in Fair condition.

The interior has darker grey pages for the first 16 pages and the white pages after. It is clean of any writing. There are a few discolored spots, a few folded corners, and a few small tears on the edges. Otherwise, it is very clean and shows little wear. It is in Very Good condition.

Please look at the pictures and contact me if you have any questions.

Most of my packing supplies are reused, so don't be too surprised if you have a combination of paper and airbags : )

I would be happy to wrap your gift purchase at no charge and write a personal note on the packing slip. Just check the box that says “gift”, and contact me with your message!


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