Northern Lights, Philip Pullman, (Point) Scholastic, 1995, Rare Signed First Edition, First Impression. Winner of the "Carnegies of Carnegies" on 21st June 2007, this book is the first in the trilogy, His Dark Materials. The story, set in a parallel universe, follows the journey of Lyra Belacqua to the Arctic in search of her missing friend, Roger Parslow, and her imprisoned uncle, Lord Asriel, who has been conducting experiments with a mysterious substance known as "Dust". A Rare, Signed First Edition, First Impression in very good condition. The binding is straight and tight, the boards clean and the lettering on the spine bright.
There is shelf wear to the top and bottom edges of the spine and a small nick to the bottom edge of the spine. The end papers and pages are free from tears and inscriptions. There are some faint marks to the fore edge.The publishers page has been signed by the author without a personal dedication on the author's own bookplate. The unclipped dust jacket, protected in a clear, removable cover is in very good condition with some creasing to the right edge of the front cover, slight nibbling to the top edge of the spine and a tear to the bottom edge of the spine. Rare, sought after and in good condition making it an impressive addition to a library or a wonderful gift.
Will be dispatched, fully insured and by courier, wrapped in bubblewrap and in a cardboard box. This item is in the category "Books, Comics & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectable". The seller is "randabooks" and is located in this country: GB.
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