A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin [FIRST EDITION] 1999

A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin  [A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE #2] FIRST EDITION / FIFTH PRINTING [1999] BANTAM / SPECTRA  Hardcover with dust jacket. Metallic style jacket w/ embossed cover fonts.  Dust jacket is in excellent condition, housed in a protective mylar jacket.   Book itself is in fair condition;  yellow boards show visible soiling to front and back;  staining to text block [see last photo] visible on bottom and sides but does not affect interior pages; however, binding is tight, interior contents are clean and bright;  reads beautifully!  A comet the color of blood and flame cuts across the sky. Two great leaders—Lord Eddard Stark and Robert Baratheon—who hold sway over an age of enforced peace are dead, victims of royal treachery. Now, from the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding shores of Winterfell, chaos reigns. Six factions struggle for control of a divided land and the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms, preparing to stake their claims through tem