Book of Secret Arts [1st Edition] #LOB-E034

Book of Secret Arts [1st Edition] #LOB-E034 collector guide

About Book of Secret Arts

Book of Secret Arts is an Equip Spell Card, printed as LOB-E034 in Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon (2002) as a Short Print. Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon was the first booster set of the English Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game. It brought Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Dark Magician, Red-Eyes Black Dragon and the five pieces of Exodia to English-speaking players, so almost every card in it is a piece of the game's history. Ungraded, this printing ranks 98th of the 454 Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon cards we track. The top card is Blue-Eyes White Dragon at €968.32.

Version and identification

This guide covers the 1st Edition printing. The words "1st Edition" are printed below the artwork on the left; copies without them are the Unlimited printing and usually sell for less. Check the code printed below the artwork on the right: it should read LOB-E034. The E in LOB-E034 marks the European English printing. The North American printing uses a code without the letter, sometimes with a different card number, and has its own prices. It is the Short Print version. Short Prints look like Commons but were printed in smaller numbers. Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon has 3 other printings of Book of Secret Arts: LOB-043 (€0.66), LOB-043 1st Edition (€8.92) and LOB-E034 (€3.25). Each has its own price, so match the code, edition and rarity exactly. It was also printed in Starter Deck: Yugi, which we track separately.

Price history

Today an ungraded copy of this printing sells for about €9.63. Our monthly prices for it go back to May 2026. It is trading at or near its highest recorded value. Of the 7 printings of Book of Secret Arts we track, this is the most valuable ungraded. The cheapest is Starter Deck: Yugi SDY-021 at €0.45. 1st Edition copies sell for about 3× the Unlimited printing (€9.63 against €3.25).

Investment potential

In its favour: it comes from the 1st Edition run of an early English set, which will never be printed again; it is the original printing, which reprints rarely replace for collectors. Against it: thin trading, so selling quickly can mean accepting a lower price. Past prices do not guarantee future ones. This is not financial advice.

Before you buy

Expect to pay around €9.63 for a clean ungraded copy; played copies sell for less. Ask the seller to show the code LOB-E034, the "1st Edition" text and the Short Print finish clearly in the photos, as listing titles often mix up printings. Cards from 2002 often show white wear on the back edges and corners, so ask for photos of the back before you buy.

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