Title:
A Game of Thrones - Editors proof manuscript
The earliest (most complete) Edition of A Game of Thrones ever. Editors proof manuscript from October 1995 including the address and phone number from George R R Martin himself.
Earlier editions were from November 94 (383 Pages) and June 95 (888 pages). These had the addition PARTIAL on the cover. These earlier Manuscripts are "work in progress"
drafts. These may the first print appearances of A Game of Thrones, and the only copies of them ever released "in the wild" from the sets of 5 GRRM made for archive purposes. These two
manuscripts are own by a collector.
GRRM's descriptions in A Clash of Kings Limited Edition Introduction:
I had 300 pages, 400 pages, 500 pages, 600 pages…and I had a problem. It was the spring of ’95 when it finally dawned on me. I was fast approaching the 800 pages that I had estimated as the length of the finished book, but most of my large cast of characters were nowhere near the places they were supposed to be...I reached 800 pages, and passed by without slowing down. Page 900 came and went. As I approached 1000 pages I gulped, for that big round number had an awful weight, but I pushed past all the same. There had been other 1000 page books, after all. A Game of Thrones grew larger, and still larger. I had 1100 pages, 1200 pages, 1300 pages…By rearranging a bit, moving some chapters up and some others out, I found a very satisfactory resolution for first volume, and delivered a massive manuscript of 1188 [Ed note: GRRM's typo, it should be 1088] pages to my publishers in October, 1995.
Language:
english
ISBN:
Publisher:
Translated by:
Year:
October 1995
Book:
Loose Pages
Title:
A Game of Thrones - Uncorrect Page proofs
Language:
english
ISBN:
Publisher:
Translated by:
Year:
1996
Book:
Pagerback
Title:
A Game of Thrones - Advance reading copy
Language:
english
ISBN:
Publisher:
Voyager UK
Translated by:
Year:
1996
Book:
Paperback
Title:
A Game of Thrones - Advance reading copy
Language:
english
ISBN:
Publisher:
Bantam US
Translated by:
Year:
1996
Book:
Paperback
Title:
A Game of Thrones - Collectors Preview Edition
Language:
english
ISBN:
Publisher:
Voyager UK
Translated by:
Year:
1996
Book:
Paperback
Title:
A Game of Thrones - US First Edition Mass MArket Paperback Release preview
Language:
english
ISBN:
Publisher:
Bantam
Translated by:
Year:
1997
Book:
Hardcover