Monster Manual (1977)

tfm · Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 2:13 am Post subject: Monster Manual (1977)

Title: Monster Manual
Item Code: 2009
Type: Supplemental rules for D&D
Copyright: 1977 by TSR Games
Authors: Gary Gygax
Artwork: David C. Sutherland III, D. A. Trampier, and Tom Wham
Place of Publication: Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States
Format: 112 page hardcover
ISBN: n/a
Cover Price: n/a
Mass: 574g
Dimensions: length 28cm, width 22.1cm, thickness 1.3cm

From the preface: "The various creatures contained herein are for use in Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. Parameters have been set for that game. Those monsters drawn from my original work have been revised and expanded upon accordingly. Except as noted, all new monsters are strictly of this author's creation--just as all those which appeared in The Strategic Review were--and I take the burden of full responsibility for them. It is necessary to acknowledge the contributions of the following persons: Steve Marsh for devising the creatures for undersea encounters which originally appeared in Blackmoor, as I have radically altered them herein; Erol Otus for doing the preliminary work and illustrations of the anhkheg and remorhaz which appeared in The Dragon; Ernie Gygax for the water weird and for his help in solidifying many of the characteristics of the creatures herein; Terry Kuntz, who was never thanked for his prototypical beholder, a revised version of which was included in Greyhawk; to the whole crew at TSR, and to Brian Blume, Tim Kask, and Dave Sutherland in particular, is due thanks for helping me get this whole project into a manuscript; and to my wife, Mary, who has been stuck with the job of typing most of the manuscript, my apologies for mistakes needing correcting and my admiration for staying with it day after day. If I have missed thanking any other person, please pardon the oversight."

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The "*TM Reg. Applied For," the red/yellow ribbon in the binding, and the red flyleaf indicate a first print. The Vampire entry records "per turn of immersion" (99).

Ralf Toth · Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 11:34 pm Post subject:

OK I have condensed and standardized the printing information for the 2009 MM.

We're still looking for a 5th printing MM! Please post if you have one. Thanks in advance.
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tfm · Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 1:32 am Post subject:

Title: Monster Manual
Item Code: 2009
Type: Supplemental rules for D&D
Copyright: 1977, 1978 by TSR Games, 3rd Edition December 1978
Authors: Gary Gygax
Artwork: David C. Sutherland III, D. A. Trampier, and Tom Wham
Cartography: n/a
Place of Publication: Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States
Printer: n/a
Format: 112 page hardcover
ISBN: n/a
Cover Price: n/a
Mass: 564g
Dimensions: length 28.3cm, width 22.2cm, thickness 1.3cm

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Red flyleaf. The Vampire entry records "per turn of immersion" (99).

tfm · Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 2:11 am Post subject:

Title: Monster Manual
Item Code: 2009
Type: Supplemental rules for D&D
Copyright: 1977, 1978 by TSR Games, 3rd Edition December 1978
Authors: Gary Gygax
Artwork: David C. Sutherland III, D. A. Trampier, and Tom Wham
Cartography: n/a
Place of Publication: Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States
Printer: n/a
Format: 112 page hardcover
ISBN: n/a
Cover Price: n/a
Mass: 556g
Dimensions: length 28.3cm, width 22.1cm, thickness 1.2cm

Additional image(s):

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The title now appears in yellow. There is also a yellow banner with "Advanced D&D" in orange lettering in the upper left-hand corner. Red flyleaf. The Vampire entry records "per turn of immersion" (99).

tfm · Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 2:33 am Post subject:

Title: Monster Manual
Item Code: 2009
Type: Supplemental rules for D&D
Copyright: 1977, 1978 by TSR Games, 4th Edition August 1979
Authors: Gary Gygax
Artwork: David C. Sutherland III, D. A. Trampier, and Tom Wham
Cartography: n/a
Place of Publication: Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States
Printer: n/a
Format: 112 page hardcover
ISBN: 0-935696-00-8
Cover Price: n/a
Mass: 554g
Dimensions: length 28.4cm, width 22.4cm, thickness 1.2cm

Additional image(s):

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White flyleaf. An ISBN number now graces the title page, rear cover, and spine. The Vampire entry now records "per round of immersion" (99).

tfm · Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 2:48 am Post subject:

Title: Monster Manual
Item Code: 2009/394-51112-1TSR1200
Type: Supplemental rules for D&D
Copyright: 1977, 1978 by TSR Games, 4th Edition August 1979
Authors: Gary Gygax
Artwork: David C. Sutherland III, D. A. Trampier, and Tom Wham
Cartography: n/a
Place of Publication: Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States
Printer: n/a
Format: 112 page hardcover
ISBN: 0-935696-00-8
Cover Price: n/a
Mass: 538g
Dimensions: length 28.5cm, width 22cm, thickness 1.2cm

Additional image(s):

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New cover with new TSR logo. White flyleaf.

Ralf Toth · Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:47 am Post subject:

I think this one is up to date on the item page. Kynan can you please check? Thanks.
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Plaag · Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 12:03 pm Post subject:

From the Judges Guild December 1977 catalog, Bill Owen reports that at WinterCon VI (Dec 1977) TSR was in the process of binding their long awaited Monster Manual when he talked to them at the con.

ShaneG.
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grodog · Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 8:53 pm Post subject:

I think Paul said to me at some point that the MM was released right around Christmas of 1977, so era of AD&D basically didn't "begin" until 1978 from the perception of the game-buying public.
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