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The Sword Smith: Available Copies

The Sword Smith by Eleanor Arnason, Condor 028, 1978, paperback original. Cover art by A Echevarria. Book is bright, square and tight; light readers crease.

It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Some cover creases and shelf wear, paper starting to tone. ; Nice tight copy, no names or marks inside. Wrap around cover artwork by Echevarria. ; 208 pages; A story of a mountainous land, of peasants and kings, sorcerors and trolls, and of Limper, a royal sword smith, and Nargri, a baby dragon, whom he'd promised to protect. Mass Market PB

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Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less

Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less

Good. Mass Market paperback. Some edgewear. Used with wear/tanning but no markings.

Tanned pages, some wear to cover edges, slight spine lean, some marks to cover. Cover art by Abe Echevarria

Fine in wrappers, a paperback. Text clean. Clean cover.

© 1978: A stand-alone novel by Eleanor Arnason 1st printing of 1978 edition:- Synopsis: This is the legend. Of Limper, a royal sword smith. Of a baby dragon named Nargri. Of a mountainous land, a world of mystery. Of peasants and kings, sorcerers and trolls. It is a tale of fantasy, but it has the earthy reality of a true story of survival. It is a perilous adventure, but it has wit and charm and love. It is a work of uncommon imagination and rare talent:- (original cost $1.95).

1st edition Condor 1978 paperback, vg++ In stock shipped from our UK warehouse

vg+ first Condor 1978 edition paperback book. In stock shipped from our UK warehouse

208 pages. cover worn Fantasy

mass market paperback 208 pp. The book has never been read. Everything is as new. The gloss is still on the cover. There are no bends, folds, creases, or tears to the cover. In pristine condition. A great copy for the serious collector of rare fantasy books. From the back cover: "This is the legend… Of Limper, a royal swordsmith. Of a baby dragon named Nargri. Of a mountainous land, a world of mystery. Of peasants and kings, sorcerers and trolls."

Fantasy adventure for children. Condor Pub Co Inc., New York, USA 1978. 208pp pb pages browned, vg

Paperback. 208 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Condor, USA, 1978. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: Covers have light creasing and superficial rubbing/wear. Edges of covers have moderate wear. Spine has minimal reading creases. . Pages are reasonably tanned. Minor water damage to covers and text. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: The Sword Smith tells the tale of Limper, a master sword smith running from an oppressive boss-king who forced him to make junk, and Nargri, his young dragon companion. Written in the early 1970s, and published in 1978 by Condor, The Sword Smith is an anti-epic fantasy. In a new Afterword written for this edition, Arnason describes the characters as "mostly fairly ordinary people, rather than heroes, wizards, and kings. Their problems are ordinary problems, rather than a gigantic struggle between good and evil. There is no magic. The dragons are intelligent therapod dinosaurs, and the trolls are some kind of hominid, maybe Neanderthals. In many ways, it is a science fiction story disguised as a fantasy. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN: 0895160285. ISBN/EAN: 9780895160287. Inventory No: 18040020. The photo of this book is of the actual book for sale.

Paperback. 208 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Condor, USA, 1978. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: Covers have light creasing and superficial rubbing/wear. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are reasonably tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: The Sword Smith tells the tale of Limper, a master sword smith running from an oppressive boss-king who forced him to make junk, and Nargri, his young dragon companion. Written in the early 1970s, and published in 1978 by Condor, The Sword Smith is an anti-epic fantasy. In a new Afterword written for this edition, Arnason describes the characters as "mostly fairly ordinary people, rather than heroes, wizards, and kings. Their problems are ordinary problems, rather than a gigantic struggle between good and evil. There is no magic. The dragons are intelligent therapod dinosaurs, and the trolls are some kind of hominid, maybe Neanderthals. In many ways, it is a science fiction story disguised as a fantasy. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN: 0895160285. ISBN/EAN: 9780895160287. Inventory No: 15080042. The photo of this book is of the actual book for sale.

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In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!