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I’m offering an original-cover Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Masters Guide by Gary Gygax, TSR product 2011.
This is the classic AD&D 1st Edition Dungeon Masters Guide with David C. Sutherland III’s iconic efreet cover artwork. The title page specifically states “Revised Edition — December, 1979” and carries ISBN 0-935696-02-4. I am identifying it by exactly what is printed in the book rather than assigning it an unverified collector printing.
This is one of the foundational hardcover rulebooks of original Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. It contains the combat and encounter tables, treasure and magic information, monster references, random dungeon and wilderness generation material, and Gary Gygax’s extensive guidance for running an AD&D campaign.
This is a well-used vintage gaming copy. The illustrated boards have substantial rubbing and scratching, with wear along the edges, corners and spine. There is additional corner and spine-end wear, age toning to the page edges, and scattered ink transfer/marks on the endpapers. The binding remains together and the photographed interior text pages are clean and readable.
This is a genuine early TSR hardcover with the original efreet cover, not a modern reproduction. It remains a solid copy for an AD&D player, Dungeon Master, Gary Gygax collector, TSR collector or an old-school Dungeons & Dragons collection.
Author: Gary Gygax
Book Title: Dungeon Masters Guide
Language: English
ISBN: 0-935696-02-4
Topic: Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, AD&D 1st Edition, Dungeon Mastering
Publisher: TSR Games / TSR Hobbies, Inc.
Format: Hardcover
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Special Features: Revised Edition December 1979, Original Efreet Cover, Illustrated
Publication Year: 1979
Signed: No
Intended Audience: Dungeon Masters, Dungeons & Dragons Players, RPG Collectors
Vintage: Yes
Ex Libris: No
Inscribed: No
Personalized: No
Era: 1970s
Illustrator: David C. Sutherland III, D. A. Trampier, Darlene Pekul, Will McLean, David S. La Force, Erol Otus
Literary Movement: Fantasy Role-Playing Games
Genre: Role Playing Games, Fantasy, Gaming Reference
Subject: Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Rules and Dungeon Mastering
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