Designers & Dragons: Origins is a four-volume history of the earliest days of Dungeons & Dragons, written by RPG historian Shannon Appelcline and published by Evil Hat Productions. Book by book, it traces the story behind every product TSR released for Original D&D, Advanced D&D 1st Edition and Basic D&D, from the birth of roleplaying to the discovery of the Forgotten Realms and the fall of Mystara.
The set is split by era: Volume 1 covers Original D&D and AD&D 1e (1971-1983), Volume 2 covers AD&D 1e (1983-1988), Volume 3 covers Holmes, B/X and BECMI D&D (1977-1987), and Volume 4 covers BECMI, Black Box D&D and Mystara (1987-1995). Each hardcover runs to more than 350 pages with full-colour interiors, deluxe endpapers and a ribbon bookmark, and all four volumes arrive together in a vibrant custom slipcase with art by Lorne Colt.
A superb pick for D&D fans, collectors and anyone curious about how the roleplaying hobby began.