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PULLMAN Philip. Galatea. , 1978.
Price: US$484.17 + shipping
Description: First edition. 8vo. Original green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, dust jacket. London, Victor Gollancz. A near fine copy of the author's second book. Top and tail of dust jacket spine a little rubbed.
Seller: Maggs Bros. Ltd ABA, ILAB, PBFA, BA, London, United Kingdom
Pullman (Philip). Galatea.. Victor Gollancz, 1978.
Price: US$640.43 + shipping
Description: FIRST EDITION, pp. 287, crown 8vo, original green boards, backstrip lettered in gilt, bottom corners slightly pushed, small waterspot to top edge, dustjacket with a design by Linda Garland, gentle fading ar ound backstrip panel and flap-folds, very good. Signed by the author to the title-page. His second novel.
Seller: Blackwell's Rare Books ABA ILAB BA, Oxford, United Kingdom
Pullman (Philip). Galatea. Victor Gollancz, London, 1978.
Price: US$895.32 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A very fine signed first edition of Philip Pullmans rare second novel - writing with great visual imagination around the quotation 'Everything is what it seems' when in reality it is not. The book is notable for being the last adult novel written by the author and for the jacket photo showing how Pullman looked with a full head of hair in his early thirties. The very fine book is bound in green cloth boards with gold titles on the spine and appears to be unread. The dust wrapper with the price on the inside flap has no cuts or tears. The book and cover are in very fine condition apart from a very small patch of damp stain on the inside back cover, on the top right hand side, hidden by the dust wrapper and evidence of a small label removed from the top of the inside front cover. Galatea was signed by Pullman in his trade mark blue directly on the title page at a UK book festival with the printed quotation 'Everything is what it seems' underlined in blue also.The 287 page book is published by Gollancz in London as part of their Fantasy Collection. Clear removable archival film protects the dust wrapper.
Seller: Burren Books, Surrey, United Kingdom
PULLMAN, Philip. Galatea. A Novel.. Victor Gollancz, London, 1978.
Price: US$1368.92 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A fine first edition of Philip Pullman's scarce second novel, an adult fantasy, published when he was 32. Signed directly to the title page by the author in blue ink and with a line under the printed sentence "Everything is what it seems". Really fine book - green cloth and bright gilt lettering to spine; very light sunning to the spine of the dustwrapper and part of the front panel, as is usual with this book. No bumps, creases, marks, chips or tears. A very nice copy indeed and one which will attract interest from Philip Pullman's numerous worldwide collectors.
Seller: MANOR COLLECTABLES, WOODHALL SPA, LINCS, United Kingdom
PULLMAN, Philip.. Galatea.. London: Victor Gollancz, 1978, 1978.
Price: US$1601.08 + shipping
Description: First UK edition, first impression, signed by the author. Galatea, a fantasy for adults, is Pullman's second novel. After this work he moved his attention to writing for a younger audience, with his first children's book, Count Karlstein, published in 1982. Pullman began writing his famed His Dark Materials series in 1993. Octavo. Original dark green boards, spine lettered in gilt. With dust jacket. Negligible rubbing to board edges, a near-fine copy, in the very good jacket, unclipped, spine faded to yellow.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Philip Pullman. Galatea (Signed By Author). Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, 1978.
Price: US$2100.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Rare first edition of this author's second book. Book is in fine condition showing no wear to boards. Small 1/8 inch light stain to the edge of page 101 is the only internal mark. Price clipped jacket is fresh and bright and shows only very minimal fading at the spine as is common with this edition. No tears, stains or chipping to the jacket. SIGNED by Philip Pullman on the title page. This is a true collectible copy of a very scarce book by the now famous author of the "Golden Compass" series. Jacket is protected in a Brodart cover for shipping. Photos available upon request.
Seller: BDC Books, Stratford, ON, Canada