THE BLADE ITSELF

First illustrated edition. Limited edition. Signed by the author. Original blue cloth with bronze foil titles to the spine, in the Alexander Preuss illustrated dustwrapper. Illustrated with four colour plates by Alexander Preuss. A fine copy, the binding square and tight, the contents clean throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper that is without fading, loss or tears. Not price-clipped ($60 on the front flap).

Issued in a limited edition of 500 copies, from which this example is numbered 153 and signed by Joe Abercrombie in black ink on the limitation page. The first book in the Locus Award winning author's epic dark fantasy trilogy 'The First Law', which was later expanded to include a number of standalone novels, short stories and a second trilogy.