Eye of the World Great Hunt Robert Jordan HC First UK Editions + Bonus 1990-1

Description: First two UK Hardcover Editions, First Printing of the first two Wheel of Time Books, issued around the same time as the first US trade hardcovers, plus a bonus book signed by the artist! The Eye of the World Book One of the Wheel of Time series" by Robert Jordan Hardcover First UK Edition - First Printing London: Orbit/Macdonald UK, 1990 (the same year as the TOR Tom Doherty & Associates first US edition) with £13.95 cover price on the inside of the front flap. Features stunning wrap-around artwork by the Darrel K. Sweet. Copyright 1990 and states "First Published in Great Britain by Macdonald & Co (Publishers) 1990" with no indication of a later printing. Fine- in Fine Jacket. An exceptional copy not often found as such with minimal signs of reading wear, only some age-toning to the text-block, which is to be expected but relatively minimal. The jacket has NO tears or chips. Overall an exceptionally nice copy. The Great Hunt Book Two of the Wheel of Time series" by Robert Jordan Hardcover First UK Edition - First Printing London: Orbit/Macdonald UK, 1991 (one year after the TOR Tom Doherty & Associates first US edition) with £13.95 cover price on the inside of the front flap. Features stunning alternative wrap-around jacket artwork by Melvin Grant, not found in any other edition with stunning art on the end-papers, not found in the US edition. Copyright 1990 and states "First Published in Great Britain by Macdonald & Co (Publishers) 1991" with no indication of a later printing. Fine- in Fine- Jacket. An exceptional copy not often found as such with minimal signs of reading wear, only some age-toning to the text-block, which is to be expected but relatively minimal. The jacket has NO tears or chips but only a couple of nicks to the bottom spine. Overall an exceptionally nice copy. BONUS: Signed by artist Darrel K. Sweet The Great Hunt Book Two of the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan (author of "The Eye of the World", "The Dragon Reborn", etc.) Hardcover Second UK Edition London: Orbit UK with £19.99 cover price on the dust jacket. Features stunning wrap-around artwork by the Darrel K. Sweet which matches the original US edition. (Different artwork by Melvin Grant appeared on the first UK as explained above.) Copyright 1990 with the the statement First Published in Great Britain by Orbit Books 1991 Reprinted in 1999 on the copyright page which indicates a second edition without any other indications. NOTE: This edition may be the only UK hardcover edition which was published with the original Darrel K. Sweet artwork. No other copies available online. This copy is SIGNED by artist Darrel K. Sweet on the title page. Near Fine+/Fine- in Fine Dust Jacket. A very nice copy, some shelf-wear and a hint it may have been read once but in excellent condition. Some natural aging and toning to the text-block, very slight hint of toning to the lower corner of the first few pages, almost imperceptible. The dust jacket appears perfect, NO tears, etc. Priced to sell. Note on Edition: The true first edition/first printing of "The Eye of the World" (first book of the Wheel of Time) was only printed in about 2000 trade hardcover copies and maybe about 20,000 trade paperbacks in 1990. (A few trade paperbacks were modified into hardcovers when demand was higher than expected.) This first UK hardcover probably also had a print-run of no more than 2000 copies, possibly much less. The series went on to be immensely popular and the US hardcover edition of "The Eye of the World" was reprinted numerous times in generally the same design as the original hardcover printing throughout the 1990's. Unlike the numerous US re-printings, there was only one other UK hardcover edition printed circa 2000. Jordan passed before finishing the series. Fantasy writer Brandon Sanderson was asked by Jordan's family to finish the final volumes. NOTE: All modern books with dust jackets come with dust jacket covers.ALSO: The pictures are of the actual items for sale. (The pictures are NOT stock photos.) IMPORTANT NOTE: All sales are generally FINAL. I do NOT accept returns because of buyer's remorse, "it was a gift but the recipient already had it", or "I found the same book(s) at a better price". I am not selling new items to compete with other retailers. Returns are only accepted because of significant discrepancies regarding edition and/or condition of which I try to be very thorough in researching the edition/printing as well as describing ALL condition issues. So make sure you're 100% positive you desire one of my items before making a purchase. Shipping: Large priority mail shipping box, $25, $110 UK and international. 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