The Golden Compass
by Pullman, Philip
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
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Boulder , Colorado, United States
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About This Item
First U.S. Edition, Second Printing. Inscribed and SIGNED by author in blue ink on title page "For Judith, with / my best wishes- / Philip Pullman" Hard cover. Clean and unmarked with a very tight binding. Minimal shelf wear to intact dust jacket.
First book in the author's highly acclaimed "His Dark Materials" trilogy.
Synopsis
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
- Abacus Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 705
- Title
- The Golden Compass
- Author
- Pullman, Philip
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1996
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Children's, Fantasy
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