The Great Hunt-Robert Jordan-SIGNED!-INSCRIBED!-TRUE First/1st SC/PB!-VERY RARE!

Description: Up for sale is a Very Rare, SIGNED/INSCRIBED, First Softcover/Trade Paperback Edition/First Printing of The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan. Book Two. The Wheel Of Time. The SECOND Book the Series!! SIGNED/INSCRIBED Copies of this Title are Scarce and Becoming Exceedingly Hard to Find!! Please remember this is the Highly Desirable "large" Softcover/Trade Paperback!!Similar in size to the hardcover edition.This is NOT the more common, less valuable "small" paperback edition. Softcover/Trade Paperback.Front color illustrated page, (map), is present and fully attached! Published by TOR: New York, 1990. Boldly SIGNED and INSCRIBED by the celebrated author! The full inscription reads,"For Kelly,Best Wishes,Robert Jordan". NOT a stamp or autopen, SIGNED/INSCRIBED on the title page by the great Robert Jordan! A TRUE First American Softcover/Trade Paperback Edition with ALL First Edition Points present! "First edition: November 1990" and a FULL number line ending with "1" are clearly stated on the copyright page.Please remember this is NOT the Hardcover First Edition/First Printing of this title! Once again, this is the First Softcover/Trade Paperback, NOT the First Hardcover Edition. This rare treasure has some clearly visible wear, but is still in lovely, Highly Collectible condition! The book appears gently read and has no internal writing, no foxing, no remainder marks, no missing pages and is NOT Ex-Libris. The binding is still holding tight and the pages are surprisingly crisp and clean! The illustrated map is present and fully attached! Some general/shelf wear along with... Creases/scuffing/wear to the front cover, rear cover, spine and corners. Please note the wear at the corners and near/along the edges! The wear, particularly near/along the edges and at the corners, is clearly visible and should be carefully examined/considered. Toning/age discoloration to the pages. Creases/wear to some of the pages, NOT affecting the text! The creases/wear varies in size and severity and, thankfully, does not affect all of the pages. The wear, however, on the affected pages is clearly visible and should be carefully examined/considered.Marks/wear to the edge/fore pages. All of the wear, but particularly what has been previously mentioned, is clearly visible and should be carefully examined/considered BEFORE buying. We tend to grade the condition of our books rather harshly and took into consideration any and all wear when determining the value of this rare book.We purposely and closely photographed what we consider to be the most obvious and egregious wear.We are only allowed to post twelve pictures so if you would like more photos, no problem! Simply message us with a general idea of what you're looking for and we'd be more than happy to accommodate you!One last time, we want to reiterate that ALL of the wear is clearly visible and should be carefully examined/considered BEFORE buying. Numerous photographs from various angles were taken for your consideration/inspection.Please closely and carefully view ALL the pictures for further clarification!!Following the conclusion of the auction, payment must be received within three days or the book will be re-listed. Regarding the signature/inscription, we feel compelled to provide you with a bit of information. My name is not Kelly. My wife's name is not Kelly. We have no idea who this "Kelly" is. This copy, along with a few others, was purchased at a Library Fair/Sale a while back. Our intention was to keep all of them for our personal collection, (I happen to be a big fan of Robert Jordan). There were quite a few valuable Jordan titles there and I enthusiastically bought them all! When the opportunity to purchase a Signed Hardcover First came my way, I made the purchase and justified the exorbitant cost by agreeing to sell a few other valuable Jordan's, this one principal among them. I want to reiterate that I did not personally witness the author putting pen to paper and I am not a professional signature authenticator. I am, however, an avid collector and rare book dealer who has been buying, selling and handling such books for close to fifteen years. I am quite familiar with Signed Robert Jordan's and have both sold and collected his works for quite some time. Prior to buying this copy, I did my due diligence and felt confident in the signatures' authenticity.When I, rather reluctantly, decided to sell this copy, we again carefully examined the signature. Of course we believe the signature is genuine and wouldn't dare consider selling it if we had any doubts pertaining to its' legitimacy. As is the case with all of our "Signed" titles, we do our research and approach each and every title as "guilty until proven innocent". In other words, we assume each signature is a forgery/fake and then begin the examination. Sadly, there are so many fakes/forgeries out there, each and every customer should approach any supposedly "Signed" copy with a healthy dose of skepticism. Such should be there case with this copy! If you have any doubts regarding the authenticity of the signature, I would kindly suggest not buying this book. If you do end up making the purchase, congratulations, you have a wonderful book, one that I personally cherished for many years. I would also kindly suggest one consider having it authenticated by a professional. We've had nothing but lovely experiences with the good people at JSA, they are well respected professionals whose opinions we trust. If, and again I do not think this will occur, but if the signature comes back as anything less than 100% authenticate, simply send us a message. Of course you can return the book and will receive a FULL refund the moment we get it back. I strongly considered having this book authenticated myself but elected not to for the simple reason that procuring a COA from a reputable company costs a decent amount of money and would then result in us having to raise the asking price accordingly. At that point, the asking price would exceed what I believe a fair value is. I'm in this business to make a living, not a killing and we always make a concerted effort to price our books fairly. I also understand how some customers simply do not trust a COA. I tend to agree with that sentiment and always remind customers that a COA can often times be more easily faked than an actual signature. One must be cautious and mindful of exactly who signed the COA, is there a number to contact them directly, does the COA actually relate to the book being considered etc. Of course, the well known, established signature authenticators are the exception to the rule and we absolutely trust their professional opinions. I say all this simply to be as transparent as possible with this book. In conclusion, yes we believe the signature/inscription is genuine, no we did not personally witness the author putting to pen to paper, yes we always offer an easy return policy including a FULL refund, no we do not have a COA for this book and while I could easily print one out myself, stamp it and sign it, I am not a professional signature authenticator and to do so would be unprofessional and would make the COA, in my opinion, utterly pointless. Please feel free to contact us with any and all questions. We are very proud of our 100% positive feedback/ranking and, again, offer an easy, no questions asked return policy so you can buy with confidence! Thank you!!

Price: 349.99 USD

Location: Thousand Oaks, California

End Time: 2024-10-26T22:31:20.000Z

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