Bartimaeus Trilogy Book 1 - The Amulet of Samarkand

Description: "The Amulet of Samarkand - Bartimaeus Trilogy Book 1" - by Jonathan Stroud - 1st EDITION 1st PRINT Softcover (5-1/2 x 8-1/4") - RARE UNCORRECTED ADVANCE PROOF (which predates the 1st printing of the hardcover edition) - Published in 2013 by Hyperion - 454 pages - EXCELLENT condition. Nathaniel is a boy magician-in-training, sold to the government by his birth parents at the age of five and sent to live as an apprentice to a master. Powerful magicians rule Britain, and its empire, and Nathaniel is told his is the "ultimate sacrifice" for a "noble destiny." If leaving his parents and erasing his past life isn't tough enough, Nathaniel's master, Arthur Underwood, is a cold, condescending, and cruel middle-ranking magician in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The boy's only saving grace is the master's wife, Martha Underwood, who shows him genuine affection that he rewards with fierce devotion. Nathaniel gets along tolerably well over the years in the Underwood household until the summer before his eleventh birthday. Everything changes when he is publicly humiliated by the ruthless magician Simon Lovelace and betrayed by his cowardly master who does not defend him. Nathaniel vows revenge. In a Faustian fever, he devours magical texts and hones his magic skills, all the while trying to appear subservient to his master. When he musters the strength to summon the 5,000-year-old djinni Bartimaeus to avenge Lovelace by stealing the powerful Amulet of Samarkand, the boy magician plunges into a situation more dangerous and deadly than anything he could ever imagine. There is only some very minor corner wear (see the scan), but this RARE UNCORRECTED ADVANCE PROOF is still in EXCELLENT condition. No collection of Jonathan Stroud books is complete without this one. Check out the scan for the cover (this cover was only used for this advance proof) and so you can judge the condition for yourself (unlike many other booksellers, who post generic scansthe book in the scan is the one you will get). You can try to buy this book for less money from one of those eBay booksellers with hundreds, if not thousands of negatives (you know the ones I refer to) and be lucky if the book is delivered to you in the stated condition (if you even get it at all), or you can buy it from me and be assured of a prompt delivery and of receiving an item true to the condition indicated. You won't be disappointed. Don't get left out; very few of these UNCORRECTED ADVANCE PROOF copies were ever sent out! All previous buyers of my fantasy/horror books have been completely satisfied. I have many others available; please check my listings. The book will be sent via Media mail shipping in the USA. I will combine shipping to reduce charges for multiple items. If you purchase more than one item, please request an invoice for the appropriate combined shipping discount. See my auctions and my eBay store for hundreds of books and a wide variety of sports and non-sports collectibles. All items are packed with care to insure safe delivery. Please contact me if you have any questions. 4-24-23 -- 19.6

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