THE SERPENT by Jane Gaskell                         Paperback Library, 1st American Pr., 1968       Condition: Good+                                                ATLAN by Jane Gaskell                                       Paperback Library, 2nd U. S. Printing, 1970       Condition: Very Good-                                         The first two books in Gaskell's Cija series, which eventually totalled four titles.  Though the publishers ranked it with LORD OF THE RINGS & THE WORM OUROBOUROS, this series has been out of print since 1985.  SERPENT has spine wear, mainly creasing and a closed tear;  the covers (illustrated by Frank Frazetta) have some modest general wear and light markings.  A bit of  the top edges shows light moisture staining, but it's not noticiable on the pages.  A few light page corner creases, but o/w the pages are nice, with firm binding.  ATLAN's front cover has small light corner creasing & a short crease near the bottom; there's also some light edge wear and a slight spine slant, but the binding is tight.  The first several pages show some moisture curling and there is a short page edge tear; following that, the pages are very nice.