THE WISHSONG OF SHANNARA: An Epic Fantasy.
Edition: First printing, a trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover.
New York: Ballantine, 1985. SIGNED first edition - Brooks' third novel, an epic fantasy, "one of the most commercially successful" series inspired by Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, this "substitutes a magic sword for the ring and elves for hobbits, but retains all the essential tragi-comic elements of the classical quest as race against time to avert the coming of evil" (Barron, Fantasy Literature: A Reader's Guide). SIGNED on the title page. Includes the original illustrations by Darrell K. Sweet. 499 pp. ISBN: 0-345-308336.
Condition: Fair condition only with creasing to spine and the lower corner of the front cover, upper corner of back cover, usual toning to the pages, other rubbing and wear, but still a sturdy and readable copy and uncommon signed in either binding of the first edition.