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1st printing,
Image courtesy of Shawn & Devon Hibbs, USA.

D&D Basic Set
Item code: F115-R
Type: Fantasy Adventure Game
Release: 1977
Authors: Gary Gygax
Dave Arneson
Edited: Eric Holmes
Cover Art: David C. Sutherland
Illustrations: Dave Trampier
David C. Sutherland
Tom Wham
Format: Boxed Set
Rarity: Uncommon
Value @NrMint: $50
ISBN: na
Cover Price: na
Print Runs: → 1st (1977)
2nd (January 1978)
3rd (May 1978)
4th (November 1978)
Weight: 375 grams
Dimensions: width: 23.1 cm
height: 28.2 cm
depth: 3.2 cm
Printing information: Can easiley be distinguished from later printings by the product number ("F115-R" on the outer box, "F116-R" on the booklet).

Collectors arcana: Featuring one of the truly few cover appearances of TSR's Dave Sutherland.

All images and item description information courtesy of Shawn & Devon Hibbs, USA.

"YOU ARE HOLDING A FANTASTIC WORLD OF SWORDS & SORCERY IN YOUR HANDS! IN DUNGEONS & DRAGONS YOU BECOME A MIGHTY WIZARD, A FEARLESS HERO, A STOUT DWARF, A CLEVER HALFLING OR ANY ONE OF A DOZEN OTHER ADVENTURERS READY TO EXPLORE THE MAZES AND LABYRINTHS OF A VAST AND DEEP DUNGEON — OR PERHAPS TREK THROUGH UNCHARTED WILDERNESS — IN SEARCH OF THE FABOLOUS TREASURES AND MAGIC WHICH ARE HIDDEN THERE. BUT THIS WEALTH IS NOT EASILY GAINED, FOR TERRIBLE GUARDIANS LURK NEARBY; AND SUCH MONSTERS AS ORCS, OGRES, TROLLS, GIANTS, DRAGONS, AND EVEN WORSE MUST BE DEFEATED IN ORDER TO GAIN THEIR HOARDED TREASURES. "

  • Outer box (see picture above).
  • Dungeon Geomorphs (see picture at the bottom).
  • Monster & Treasure Assortment (see picture at the bottom).
  • Dice (see picture at the bottom)
F116-R D&D Game Basic Rulebook Dungeon Geomorphs Monster & Treasure Assortment Dice

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