A Wizard of Earthsea

Overview:

  • Title: A Wizard of Earthsea
  • Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
  • Year: 2019
  • ISBN-10: 9781473223561
  • Publisher: Gollancz
  • Price: £14.99
  • Pages: xxiv+239
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Type: Novel
  • Title Reference: A Wizard of Earthsea
  • Notes:
    • New edition, apparently the first UK hardcover one to feature the illustrations by Vess.
    • Given on the copyright page: ISBN (Hardback) 978-1-473-22356-1; ISBN (eBook) 978-1-473-20845-2.
    • First printing by numberline: "1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2".
    • Actual pagination is i–xxiv, 1-239, with unnumbered 240–248 being adverts and blanks. Of the prelims, only vii–xv are numbered. Author's map is on xvi–xvii. A colour illustration is tipped in between xx and xxi (contents).
    • A limitation page is tipped in between iv and v (title), stating "This special edition of A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin, signed by the Illustrator, Charles Vess, is limited to 100 copies of which this is number __/100" with Vess' signature below, then "Published by Gollancz, London, June 2019."
    • Author's name given as "Ursula K Le Guin" on the title page (no dot).
    • Price from publisher's barcode sticker on the back of the verification copy.
    • Dark green boards with silver foil.
    • Back cover has in foil "'To light a candle is to cast a shadow...'"
    • Some data from Amazon.uk as of 2022-10-29.