A Game of Thrones: Book One of A Song of Ice and Fire.

MARTIN, George R.R.

Item Number: 145121

New York: Bantam Books, 1996.

First deluxe edition of the first book in George R.R. Martin’s acclaimed A Song of Ice and Fire series. Octavo, original publisher’s gilt-decorated cloth, cartographic endpapers, ribbon bound in. Near fine in the original publisher’s slipcase which is in fine condition.

The first novel in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, A Game of Thrones was first published on August 1, 1996 and won the 1997 Locus Award and was nominated for both the 1997 Nebula Award and the 1997 World Fantasy Award. In A Game of Thrones, Martin introduces the plot-lines of the noble houses of Westeros in the Seven Kingdoms, the Wall, and the Targaryens. It served as the basis for the first season of the award-winning HBO television series A Game of Thrones that premiered in April 2011.