Monstrous Regiment, Terry Pratchett — 1st Edition

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Monstrous Regiment, Terry Pratchett — 1st Edition

Name: Monstrous Regiment, Terry Pratchett — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 6396
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Publication: London, Doubleday, 2003

Formatting: 8vo, pp. 352.

Condition Report: Near Fine. The original black cloth binding remains exceptionally tight, square, and structurally sound, with bright, unoxidised gilt lettering striking firmly across the spine. The boards exhibit virtually no shelf-wear, retaining their sharp corners and firm edges. Internally, the text block is clean and free of any ownership signatures, displaying only the very faint, uniform age-toning to the page margins that is entirely standard for the publisher's paper stock of this era. The dust jacket, unclipped and displaying the original price, is wonderfully crisp and vibrant, showing only microscopic traces of handling to the upper extremities. An excellent, highly presentable copy.

Catalogue Note: First edition, first impression of the thirty-first instalment in Terry Pratchett’s universally acclaimed Discworld series. This hardcover edition features the iconic wrap-around dust jacket artwork by Paul Kidby, which perfectly captures the chaotic essence of the Borogravian military.

While late-era Discworld first editions are generally common on the open market due to their massive initial print runs, copies that have survived in such tight, pristine condition, avoiding the heavy reading wear, spine lean, and jacket creasing typical of popular fantasy hardcovers, are increasingly appreciated by discerning collectors seeking fine examples.

It began as a sudden, strange fancy: Polly Perks had to become a boy in a hurry. After shearing off her hair and adopting a particularly convincing, ape-like swagger, she successfully enlists in the Borogravian army to search for her lost brother. But Borogravia is a country perpetually at war with everyone and everything. Thrown into the thick of combat without any real training, Polly and her highly eccentric fellow recruits, including a vampire with a crippling coffee addiction and a particularly philosophical troll, must navigate the absurdities of military life. Guided by the most artful, battle-hardened sergeant in the army, the Monstrous Regiment takes the fight to the heart of the enemy in a hilarious, razor-sharp satire of war, gender, and patriotic duty.

Book Condition: Near Fine

Book Authors: Terry Pratchett

Book Publisher: Doubleday

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Fantasy

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 352

Book Publication Year: 2003

Book Publication Date: September 25, 2003

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Paul Kidby

Book Series: Discworld

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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