A Wizard of Earthsea

Overview:

  • Title: A Wizard of Earthsea
  • Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
  • Year: Unknown
  • ISBN-10: 0553262505
  • Publisher: Bantam Spectra
  • Price: $5.50
  • Pages: 183+[1]
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Type: Novel
  • Title Reference: A Wizard of Earthsea
  • Notes:
    • On copyright page:
      • Bantam edition / August 1975
      • Copyright © 1968 by Ursula K. Le Guin for story, by Ruth Robbins for drawings
      • Cover art copyright © 1984 by Yvonne Gilbert
      • RAD 33 32
    • Undated 32nd printing by numberline
    • Locus1 lists the 27th printing (Feb '91, $4.95) so this 32nd printing priced $5.50 was probably issued in the mid 1990s
    • The cover art credit is erroneous. The actual cover artist is {{A|John Jude Palencar}} as identified on this Boston University webpage as at 2024-03-19. {{A|Yvonne Gilbert}} was the cover artist for this 1984 Bantam pb but the artistic style of the cover of this 32nd printing is very different.
    • "Illustrated by Ruth Robbins" on title page
    • Above each of the ten chapter headers is a spot illustration
    • Double page map of Earthsea before pagination. This map is bordered by the ten spot illustrations used in the chapter headers. Within the body of the story are maps that show portions of the main Earthsea map in more detail. No visible signature on any of the maps.
      • Page 9 - Northeast. The main feature is "The Kargad Lands"
      • Page 30 - Center
      • Page 86 - West
      • Page 154 - Southeast. The main feature is "The East Reach"