The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, Book 1)

New York: Scholastic Press, 2012. O2 - A first edition (stated with complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by Maggie Stiefvater (original signature) on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping and crease on the edges and corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners and light edgewear, wrinkling on the spine edges, OSCAR WILDE's quote encircled and two words underlined in purple ink, light tanning and shelf wear. The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, Book 1). "There are only two reasons a non-seer would see a spirit on St. Mark's Eve. Either you're his true love. . . or killed him." 8.5"X6", 409 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue never sees them - until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks to her. His name is Gansey, a rich student at Aglionby, the local private school. Blue has a policy of staying away from Aglionby boys. Known as Raven Boys, they can only mean trouble. But Blue is drawn to Gansey, in a way she can't entirely explain. He is on a quest that has encompassed three other Raven Boys: Adam, the scholarship student who resents the privilege around him; Ronan, the fierce soul whose emotions range from anger to despair; and Noah, the taciturn watcher who notices many things but says very little. For as long as she can remember, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love to die. She doesn't believe in true love, and never thought this would be a problem. But as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys, she's not so sure anymore. From Maggie Stiefvater, the bestselling and acclaimed author of the Shiver trilogy and The Scorpio Races, comes a spellbinding new series where the inevitability of death and the nature of love lead us to a place we've never been before.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.