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First Edition Empire Strikes Back Hardcover: 1980 Star Wars Book Club
$88.00
This is a "very good" book club edition of "The Empire Strikes Back" published by Del Rey and the Science Fiction Book Club in July of 1980 to coincide with the release of the sequel to the greatest science fiction film of all time.
This book club hardcover is indeed the "first edition" of this title, being the first time it was published in hardcover format. It has the required "K29" gutter code on page 182, indicating the July '80 printing. The book has a solid binding, with no loose, torn or folded pages. No writing or marks or tags. There is a dent in the top edge of the front board. The board corners are sharp, not bumped, front and back. The original dust jacket shows some mild edge wear and chipping, some light rubbing at corners, but not significant faults. Really fun piece of Star Wars history in above-average condition! Getting more scarce in quality condition with each year... See the accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged, with tracking. n as a vital chronicler of both the medium’s history and its contemporary practice.
This book club hardcover is indeed the "first edition" of this title, being the first time it was published in hardcover format. It has the required "K29" gutter code on page 182, indicating the July '80 printing. The book has a solid binding, with no loose, torn or folded pages. No writing or marks or tags. There is a dent in the top edge of the front board. The board corners are sharp, not bumped, front and back. The original dust jacket shows some mild edge wear and chipping, some light rubbing at corners, but not significant faults. Really fun piece of Star Wars history in above-average condition! Getting more scarce in quality condition with each year... See the accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged, with tracking. n as a vital chronicler of both the medium’s history and its contemporary practice.
First Edition Empire Strikes Back Hardcover: 1980 Star Wars Book Club
$88.00
This is a "very good" book club edition of "The Empire Strikes Back" published by Del Rey and the Science Fiction Book Club in July of 1980 to coincide with the release of the sequel to the greatest science fiction film of all time.
This book club hardcover is indeed the "first edition" of this title, being the first time it was published in hardcover format. It has the required "K29" gutter code on page 182, indicating the July '80 printing. The book has a solid binding, with no loose, torn or folded pages. No writing or marks or tags. There is a dent in the top edge of the front board. The board corners are sharp, not bumped, front and back. The original dust jacket shows some mild edge wear and chipping, some light rubbing at corners, but not significant faults. Really fun piece of Star Wars history in above-average condition! Getting more scarce in quality condition with each year... See the accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged, with tracking. n as a vital chronicler of both the medium’s history and its contemporary practice.
This book club hardcover is indeed the "first edition" of this title, being the first time it was published in hardcover format. It has the required "K29" gutter code on page 182, indicating the July '80 printing. The book has a solid binding, with no loose, torn or folded pages. No writing or marks or tags. There is a dent in the top edge of the front board. The board corners are sharp, not bumped, front and back. The original dust jacket shows some mild edge wear and chipping, some light rubbing at corners, but not significant faults. Really fun piece of Star Wars history in above-average condition! Getting more scarce in quality condition with each year... See the accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged, with tracking. n as a vital chronicler of both the medium’s history and its contemporary practice.
