New York: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1996. First Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A very scarce first U.S. printing of this new classic of children's literature. First edition stated, number line 10-1. Near fine--slight lean, very minor soil to top and foredge, tiniest nick to bottom edge. Jacket VG to NF, with minimal shelfwear, minor creasing to top front, light bump bottom spine. Overall a very nice copy.

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Northern Lights, known as The Golden Compass in North America, is the first novel in English novelist Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy. Published in 1995, the fantasy novel is set in a universe parallel to our own and tells of Lyra Belacqua's journey north in search of her missing friend, Roger Parslow, and her imprisoned father/uncle, Lord Asriel, who has been conducting experiments with a mysterious substance known as Dust.

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Bookseller: Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 002552
Title: The Golden Compass
Author: Pullman, Philip
Format/Binding: Cloth
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0679879242
ISBN 13: 9780679879244
Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1996
Size: 8vo - over 7¾"- 9&fr
LCCN: 95033397
Dewey: [Fic]
Bookseller catalogs: Young Readers;
X weight: 0 lbs

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Shelfwear: Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
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