hargrave dave (4 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Signed and inscribed by author. First edition, first printing. Near fine in near fine unclipped jacket. Jacket protected by removable mylar. Sticker only on protective mylar jacket, not on actual jacket. I note every flaw I find, so buy with confidence.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Schenk, Brad; Espinoza, Greg; Otus, Erol (illustratore). First Edition Later Printing. Quite scarce, these are the 3 original self-published guides to one of the earliest fantasy role-playing games, Arduin, created by David A. Hargrave in the 1970s. Per Wikipedia, it was "the first published "cross-genre" fantasy RPG, with everything from interstellar wars to horror and historical drama, although it was based primarily in the medieval fantasy genre." One of the earliest challengers to TSR's Dungeons & Dragons, these three manuals were created as D&D supplements, but were later prohibited legally from mentioning D&D. Vol. I (1977) is apparently a 3rd printing (per Wiki, though it fails to note the change in artist), with cover art by Greg Espinoza (following original artist Erol Otus) & the bare-breasted woman on the back cover (she would later be given a top). Vol.II, "Welcome to Skull Tower'' from 1978, has cover art by Brad Schenk, & Vol.III (also 1978), "The Runes of Doom,'' returns to the art of Espinoza. Each softcover 8vo volume is just shy of 100 pages, in tan wrappers with a stapled binding, staples showing slight rust. Condition overall is VG: beyond some surface soiling & smudging, & some very mild dogearing to a few pages, they are all completely clean & unmarked save for former owner's name & address in pen on first page of 2 books. Pages creamy white with mild tanning. Minor edgewear, Vol. I with mild creasing to lower-outer front cover & a tiny pin-prick hole here, same area. An early & collectible piece of the RPG world in the pre-computer age! No listings in OCLC & scarce as a set in the trade. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

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Condizione: gut. Sprache: englisch Chapbook ,