Philip Pullman announces publication of the first volume of The Book of Dust, long-awaited 'equel' to His Dark Materials.
“What can I tell you about it? The first thing to say is that Lyra is at the centre of the story.” - Philip Pullman
Philip Pullman returns to the world of His Dark Materials with this magnificent new novel, set ten years before Northern Lights and featuring his much-loved character, Lyra Belacqua.
The Book of Dust is a work in three parts, like His Dark Materials. The first volume of The Book of Dust - which has been speculated about for years - will be published on Thursday 19 October 2017.
22 years after Northern Lights (July 1995) - the first of his world-famous HisDark Materials trilogy, which has sold more than 17.5m copies in over 40 languages - The Book of Dust will return to the parallel world that has enthralled readers young and old.
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Philip Pullman is one of the most highly respected children's authors writing today. Winner of many prestigious awards, including the Carnegie of Carnegies and the Whitbread Award, Pullman’s epic fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials has been acclaimed as a modern classic. It has sold 17.5 million copies worldwide and been translated into 40 languages. In 2005 he was awarded the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. He lives in Oxford.
Philip Pullman announces publication of the first volume of The Book of Dust, long-awaited 'equel' to His Dark Materials.
“What can I tell you about it? The first thing to say is that Lyra is at the centre of the story.” - Philip Pullman
Philip Pullman returns to the world of His Dark Materials with this magnificent new novel, set ten years before Northern Lights and featuring his much-loved character, Lyra Belacqua.
The Book of Dust is a work in three parts, like His Dark Materials. The first volume of The Book of Dust - which has been speculated about for years - will be published on Thursday 19 October 2017.
22 years after Northern Lights (July 1995) - the first of his world-famous HisDark Materials trilogy, which has sold more than 17.5m copies in over 40 languages - The Book of Dust will return to the parallel world that has enthralled readers young and old.
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First Edition, Fourth Impression. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Series; Book of dust ; vol. 1. Physical description; 545 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Subjects; Belacqua, Lyra (Fictitious character) ; Fiction. Parry, Will (Fictitious character) ; Fiction. Belacqua, Lyra (Fictitious character) ; Juvenile fiction. Voyages and travels ; Juvenile fiction. Infants ; Juvenile fiction. Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / General. Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage). Friendship ; Juvenile fiction. Familiars (Spirits) ; Juvenile fiction. Belacqua, Lyra (Fictitious character). Familiars (Spirits). Friendship. Young Adult Fiction. Fantasy. Thriller. Pullman, Philip, (1946-) English literature, (1945-) Individual works. Childrens literature. Fantasy. Babies ; Juvenile fiction. Infants. Voyages and travels. Literature. Fantasy fiction, English. Genres; Dystopian fiction. Fantasy fiction, Teenage. Fantasy/Magic. Fiction. Illustrated. Juvenile works. Steampunk fiction. Teenage Fiction. Young adult fiction. Young adult works. 1 Kg. Artikel-Nr. 340708
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Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. Second impression of the true first edition, with the number-string sequence 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 on the printer's page. ***Near fine in black cloth-covered boards, with gilt titles to the spine and gilt stardust decorations to the boards. Head and tail of spine very slightly creased. Boards clean and unmarked. No bumps. Corners sharp. Very slight reading lean to the binding with a light vertical crease to the spine. Page block edges clean. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. No creases or tears. Paper stock clean. Spine tight. ***In a near fine colour illustrated dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of £20.00. The dustwrapper is near fine, with no creasing or other faults - bright and clean with no fading. ***546 pages. 240mm x 160mm. ***'Malcolm Polstead's life in the pub beside the Thames is safe and happy enough, if uneventful. But during a winter of unceasing rain the forces of science, religion and politics begin to clash, and as the weather rises to a pitch of ferocity, all of Malcolm's certainties are torn asunder. Finding himself linked to a baby by the name of Lyra, Malcolm is forced to undertake the challenge of his life and to make a dangerous journey that will change him and Lyra for ever ---.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***A second impression of the true first edition. A beautiful copy of the first volume in the Book of Dust trilogy. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Artikel-Nr. 8853
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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. 1st Edition. Oxford. David Fickling Books. 2017. First Edition/First Printing (1 in number line on copyright page). Hard Cover. Dark grey boards sprinkled with gilt; gilt text to the spine. Book is as new apart from a small area of repaired damage to the front free eau-de-nil endpaper. Unclipped illustrated dust wrapper is as new. Returning to the world of Lyra and dæmons, Dust and the Magistrium, for the first time in a novel since The Amber Spyglass, Philip Pullman takes us into a magnificent new story set 10 years before the events of Northern Lights. Eleven-year-old Malcolm Polstead and his dæmon, Asta, live with his parents at the Trout Inn near Oxford. Across the River Thames (which Malcolm navigates often using his beloved canoe, a boat by the name of La Belle Sauvage) is the Godstow Priory where the nuns live. Malcolm learns they have a guest with them; a baby by the name of Lyra Belacqua. The first book in this projected trilogy. Artikel-Nr. YR3JUL30006
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Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. First impression of the true first edition, with the complete number-string sequence 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 on the printer's page. ***Near fine in black cloth-covered boards, with gilt titles to the spine and gilt stardust decorations to the boards. Head and tail of spine very slightly creased. Boards clean and unmarked. No bumps. Page block edges clean. Corners sharp. No reading lean to the binding. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. No creases or tears. Paper stock clean. Spine tight. ***In a near fine colour illustrated dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of £20.00. The dustwrapper is near fine, with no creasing or other faults - bright and clean with no fading. ***546 pages. 240mm x 160mm. ***'Malcolm Polstead's life in the pub beside the Thames is safe and happy enough, if uneventful. But during a winter of unceasing rain the forces of science, religion and politics begin to clash, and as the weather rises to a pitch of ferocity, all of Malcolm's certainties are torn asunder. Finding himself linked to a baby by the name of Lyra, Malcolm is forced to undertake the challenge of his life and to make a dangerous journey that will change him and Lyra for ever ---.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***First impression of the true first edition. A beautiful copy of the first volume in the Book of Dust trilogy. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Artikel-Nr. 9148
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Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. First impression of the true first edition, with the complete number-string sequence 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 on the printer's page. ***Near fine in black cloth-covered boards, with gilt titles to the spine and gilt stardust decorations to the boards. Head and tail of spine very slightly creased. Boards clean and unmarked. No bumps. There is just a slight abrasion on the fore-edge of the page block. Page block edges clean. Corners sharp. No reading lean to the binding. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. No creases or tears. Paper stock clean. Spine tight. ***In a near fine colour illustrated dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of £20.00. The dustwrapper is near fine, with no creasing or other faults - bright and clean with no fading. ***546 pages. 240mm x 160mm. ***'Malcolm Polstead's life in the pub beside the Thames is safe and happy enough, if uneventful. But during a winter of unceasing rain the forces of science, religion and politics begin to clash, and as the weather rises to a pitch of ferocity, all of Malcolm's certainties are torn asunder. Finding himself linked to a baby by the name of Lyra, Malcolm is forced to undertake the challenge of his life and to make a dangerous journey that will change him and Lyra for ever ---.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***First impression of the true first edition. A beautiful copy of the first volume in the Book of Dust trilogy. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Artikel-Nr. 7575x
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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Eleven-year-old Malcolm Polstead and his dæmon, Asta, live with his parents at the Trout Inn near Oxford. Across the River Thames (which Malcolm navigates often using his beloved canoe, a boat by the name of La Belle Sauvage) is the Godstow Priory where the nuns live. Malcolm learns they have a guest with them; a baby by the name of Lyra Belacqua. Artikel-Nr. 110038
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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near fine. First UK edition-2nd printing. Fine/Near fine. David Fickling Books/Penguin,2017. Volume 1. First UK edition-2nd printing (3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2). Black hardback (gilt lettering to the spine) in fine condition, with Dj (two small nicks and scratches on the edges of the Dj cover) in near fine condition. Illustrated with b/w drawings. Illustrations by Chris Wormell. Nice and clean pages as new with a small nick on the edges of the pages, light shelf wear on the Dj cover. 548pp.Price un-clipped. Heavy book. This is another paragraph Book Description: Eleven-year-old Malcolm Polstead and his dæmon, Asta, live with his parents at the Trout Inn near Oxford. Across the River Thames (which Malcolm navigates often using his beloved canoe, a boat by the name of La Belle Sauvage) is the Godstow Priory where the nuns live. Malcolm learns they have a guest with them; a baby by the name of Lyra Belacqua . . . Artikel-Nr. 11555
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