Forgotten Realms #5A
NM-
$3.00
$3.00
Condition
Description
Dragonreach Saga, Part 1: The Dragon In The Dale
The Dragonreach Saga! Part 1 of 4. "The Dragon in the Dale!" Story by Jeff Grubb. Art by Rags Morales and Dave Simons. Some powerful force is indiscriminately destroying dragons. Throughout the region, evil, good, and neutral wyrms are meeting with horrible ends. If this dragonslayer is not found soon, there will be a flight of dragons the which the Realms have not seen for generations. A flight of dragons would cause untold death and destruction and would mean the end of the civilized world as it is known. Cover price $1.50.
Release Date: 1989
THE HIGH GRADES (Investment Quality)
- 9.9 ā 10.0 MINT: Near perfect. No discernible defects.
- 9.8 NM/MT: High-end; negligible stress or bindery tears.
- 9.6 NM+: Nearly perfect; very minor surface wear.
- 9.4 NM: Standard high-grade; minor corner blunting.
- 9.2 NM-: Excellent; small stress lines (no color break).
- 9.0 VF/NM: Great eye appeal; minor spine stress.
THE MID GRADES (Collector Quality)
- 8.5 VF+: Clean copy; small amount of wear/creasing.
- 8.0 VF: Very attractive; minor surface wear or foxing.
- 7.5 VF-: Slight accumulation of defects; minor blunting.
- 7.0 FN/VF: Solid copy; minor creases or color breaks.
- 6.0 FN: Average mid-grade; small spine splits or tears.
- 5.0 VG/FN: Significant wear; small pieces may be missing.
THE LOW GRADES (Reader Quality)
- 4.0 VG: Average used copy; heavy creasing or scuffing.
- 3.0 GD/VG: Heavily read; major creases or staple rust.
- 2.0 GD: Well-worn; covers may be detached but present.
- 1.0 FR: Heavily damaged; large chunks missing.
- 0.5 PR: Fragile; missing pages or severe degradation.
Our raw grading is an opinion based on 30+ years of experience. We do not guarantee a specific numeric grade from 3rd party services (CGC/CBCS) but strive for maximum accuracy.
