Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials). Alfred A. Knopf, 1996.
Price: US$3.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
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Seller: HPB-Diamond, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials). Alfred A. Knopf, 1996.
Price: US$4.74 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
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Seller: HPB-Ruby, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials). Alfred A. Knopf, 1996.
Price: US$4.74 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
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Seller: HPB Inc., Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials). Alfred A. Knopf, 1996.
Price: US$5.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
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Seller: HPB-Emerald, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$6.98 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 100% Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed ! The book shows some signs of wear from use but is a good readable copy. Cover in excellent condition. Binding tight. Pages in great shape, no tears. Not contain access codes, cd, DVD.
Seller: Pieuler Store, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Philip Pullman. The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials: Book 1). Alfred A. Knopf, 1996.
Price: US$7.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Accompanied by her daemon, Lyra Belacqua sets out to prevent her best friend and other kidnapped children from becoming the subjects of gruesome experiments in the Far North. Published in UK as 'Northern Lights'.
Seller: Strand Book Store, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Pullman, Philip. THE GOLDEN COMPASS. Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1996.
Price: US$8.95 + shipping
Description: 1996 Pullman, Philip THE GOLDEN COMPASS NY: Alfred A Knopf, c1996 Second printing 399pp Lg 8vo Fine trade softcover.
Seller: Columbia Books, ABAA/ILAB, MWABA, Columbia, MO, U.S.A.
Pullman, Phillip. The Golden Compass. Alfred A.Knopf, 1996.
Price: US$12.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: (8th) Smaller, sturdy book, black covers, bright gilt lettering on spine, light crease down spine middle, an ink owner's name and phone number at top of first front end paper, 399 pages. DJ glossy with a color-illustration of child on back of polar bear on front, spine and back, very bright raised gilt title, praise on back from Lloyd Alexander, Terry Brooks. DJ has very slight wear at spine bottom edge, very tiny dent at top back spine indentation. Near Very Good DJ/Very Fine book.
Seller: Callaghan Books South, New Port Richey, FL, U.S.A.
Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass. Alfred A. Knopf, 1996.
Price: US$12.00 + shipping
Description: First book in the "His Dark Materials" trilogy. Fine in fine dust jacket, in mylar cover.
Seller: THE HERMITAGE BOOKSHOP, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Philip Pullman. The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials). Alfred A. Knopf, 1996.
Price: US$14.46 + shipping
Condition: New
Description:
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass (Hardback or Cased Book). Alfred A. Knopf 4/16/1996, 1996.
Price: US$16.77 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: The Golden Compass 1.21
Seller: BargainBookStores, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.
Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass. Alfred a Knopf Inc, Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A., 1996.
Price: US$17.50 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A 2nd printing of the first book in the His Dark Materials trilogy. Minimal edge wear tot he DJ. A very good or better copy.
Seller: Lazy S Books, Austin, TX, U.S.A.
Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass. Alfred A. Knopf, 1996.
Price: US$18.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Book club edition hard cover with dust jacket. An unmarked copy showing light reader's use and handling. 399pp. Dust jacket is slightly rubbed and offered in new mylar cover. Size: 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall
Seller: Turn-The-Page Books, Skyway, WA, U.S.A.
Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass. Alfred A. Knopf, 1996.
Price: US$18.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Book club edition hard cover with dust jacket. An unmarked copy showing some reader's use and handling. 399pp. Lightly rubbed jacket now in a new mylar cover. Size: 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall
Seller: Turn-The-Page Books, Skyway, WA, U.S.A.
Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass. Alfred A. Knopf, 1996.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 22nd printing. An unmarked copy showing light reader's use and handling, one creased page corner. 399pp. Unclipped jacket offered in a new mylar cover. Size: 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall
Seller: Turn-The-Page Books, Skyway, WA, U.S.A.
Pullman, Philip. THE GOLDEN COMPASS. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1996.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First U.S. edition, first printing, hardcover, 399 pages. Near fine with head of spine bumped, in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing to rear panel and wrinkle at top corner of front panel. Mylar cover on jacket. First book in the His Dark Materials trilogy.
Seller: Ziebarth Books, Coal Valley, IL, U.S.A.
Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials). Alfred a Knopf, 1996.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: Special order direct from the distributor
Seller: Russell Books, Victoria, BC, Canada
Philip Pullman. Golden Compass. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1996.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A fine hard cover book club 2nd printing in a fine dust jacket, no remainder marks. Pages are bright tight and clean. A very nice copy
Seller: JMCbooksonline, Cheverie, NS, Canada
Pullman, Philip. THE GOLDEN COMPASS. Alfred A Knopf Inc, Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A., 1996.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 399 pages, in protective mylar d.j., Book I of Pullman's Dark Materials trilogy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Harry E Bagley Books Ltd, Fredericton, NB, Canada
Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials). Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1996.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1996.First Edition, First Printing. NEAR FINE- hardcover book in NEAR FINE+ dust-jacket. Spine leans. Not remainder marked. Not price-clipped. Not a book club edition. Not an ex-library copy. All of our books with dust-jackets are shipped in fresh, archival-safe mylar protective sleeves.
Seller: Glands of Destiny First Edition Books, Sedro Woolley, WA, U.S.A.
Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials). Alfred A. Knopf, 1996.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: New York: Knopf, 1996. Hardcover. First American edition, first printing. The first volume in the His Dark Materials trilogy. Small repaired tear to rear panel of the dust jacket. Very Good.
Seller: Vandello Books, Member IOBA, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Full number line. Minor krinkling to dj.
Seller: Rascal Books, kansas city, MO, U.S.A.
Pullman, Philip. His Dark Materials, Book I: The Golden Compass. Alfred A. Knopf, 1996.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket, in mylar.
Seller: THE HERMITAGE BOOKSHOP, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass. Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1996.
Price: US$25.78 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: 399 pages. 8.75x5.75x1.50 inches. In Stock.
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1996.
Price: US$26.25 + shipping
Description: Octavo; G+/G+ Hardcover w/ Dustjacket; Blue spine with White text; Dustjacket has some edgewear, some shelfwear, wrinkling along head edge of both covers and spine; Boards strong, some edgewear, slight shelfwear; Textblock has previous owner's name in pen on front endpaper, faint marks along edges; 399 pp. 1346077. FP New Rockville Stock.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass. Alfred a Knopf Inc, Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A., 1996.
Price: US$27.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A 1st printing of the first book in the His Dark Materials trilogy. Not price clipped & full number line. Mild edge wear to the DJ. Mild damp stain to the upper right corner of the rear panel of the dj, only noticeable from the inside, & matching light stain to the cover. A very good copy.
Seller: Lazy S Books, Austin, TX, U.S.A.
Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass. Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1996.
Price: US$27.95 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: 399 pages. 8.75x5.75x1.50 inches. In Stock.
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass. Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1996.
Price: US$28.61 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: 399 pages. 8.75x5.75x1.50 inches. In Stock.
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
PULLMAN PHILIP. GOLDEN COMPASS. ALFRED A KNOPF, NY, 1996.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: SOLID CLEAN BRIGHT AND UNMARKED THE FIRST BOOK IN THE DARK MATERIALS SET FULL NUMBER LINE STATED FIRST EDITION BOUND IN BLUE WITH BLUE BOARDS PERFECT GOLD LETTERING TO SPINE NO REMAINDER MARKS FINE TEXTBLOCK IN BRIGHT COMPLETE UNCLIPPED JACKET ORIGINAL PRICE 20.00 AN EXCELLENT COPY OF THIS CLASSIC
Seller: ARD Books, cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass : His Dark Materials Book One. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1996.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Stated First Edition with a complete number line including 1. $20.00 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Spotting to page edges.
Seller: Manchester By The Book, Manchester-By-the-Sea, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Modest edgewear, heavy at corners of book. First printing of the US edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Previous owner's signature in ink. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN: 0679879242. ISBN/EAN: 9780679879244. Inventory No: 048567.
Seller: Pazzo Books, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass. Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1996.
Price: US$34.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Hardcover in jacket with remainder dot. Light soiling to page edges. Small "GIFT" stamp to front endpaper. Number line 1-10.
Seller: Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA, Austin, MN, U.S.A.
Pullman, Philip. THE GOLDEN COMPASS (HIS DARK MATERIALS: BOOK ONE). Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1996.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Description: First Printing. Octavo (21.5cm); navy cloth and paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; [xii],399,[5]pp. Base of spine gently nudged, small damp mark at crown, with remainder dot and some faint foxing to upper edge of textblock; Very Good+ or better. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $20.00), with light shelfwear, a small indentation to upper front joint, and corresponding damp mark at crown on verso; Very Good+. First installment in Pullman's epic fantasy trilogy for young adults. Basis for Chris Weitz's 2007 film The Golden Compass, and the forthcoming TV adaptation by HBO.
Seller: Captain Ahab's Rare Books, ABAA, Stephenson, VA, U.S.A.
Price: US$37.18 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: Book is in NEW condition. Satisfaction Guaranteed! Fast Customer Service!!
Seller: Pieuler Store, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass. Alfred A Knopf Inc, New York, 1996.
Price: US$38.36 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A nice copy of the first edition, first printing, first book in the Dark Triology. Text is very tight and clean, appears barely read. Lettering is bright and unflaked. In a Fine bright dust jacket. No Previous Owner's Name. No remainder mark or spray. Not Price Clipped. Not a Book Club Edition. This is a nice copy at a very good price. Compare and see. Accurate Descriptions/Quality Books/Unmatched Prices
Seller: Novel Ending Books, Franklin, TN, U.S.A.
Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass His Dark Materials Book One. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1996.
Price: US$39.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Originally priced at $20.00/color illustration of child riding a polar bear on front jacket with gold and white lettering/jacket; 399 pages; In mylar
Seller: Ann Becker, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
by Philip Pullman. The golden compass. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1996.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: ISBN 0679879242. Hardback. First Printing of the First Edition as designated on the copyright page with a decending number line going down to the number 1 with First Edition printed below that. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine condition dustjacket. Tight bright attractive copy with no markings to the book. $ 20.00 original price is still present and unclipped on the front dustjacket flap. We have placed the dustjacket in a Brodart clear plastic protective cover and it looks much better than described.
Seller: Tacoma Book Center, Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.
Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1996.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Full number line on the copyright page. Dust jacket is lightly bumped. I9
Seller: Voyageur Book Shop, Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A.
PHILIP PULLMAN. THE GOLDEN COMPASS. Alfred A. Knopf, N.Y., 1996.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Description: A very fine, clean and tight copy in a very fine jacket/brodart covered. Stated First Edition with correct number line 10-1. A very nice copy. No bumped corners to book. No tears, no chips to jacket. Jacket is not priced clipped. No signatures.
Seller: Booklegger's Fine Books ABAA, Park Ridge, IL, U.S.A.
Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, Book 1). Alfred A. Knopf, 1996.
Price: US$41.50 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Jacket spine head bumped. Ink name on front paste-down endpaper. 1996 Hard Cover. 399 pp. Lyra is rushing to the cold, far North, where witch clans and armored bears rule. North, where the Gobblers take the children they steal--including her friend Roger. North, where her fearsome uncle Asriel is trying to build a bridge to a parallel world. Can one small girl make a difference in such great and terrible endeavors' This is Lyra: a savage, a schemer, a liar, and as fierce and true a champion as Roger or Asriel could want. But what Lyra doesn't know is that to help one of them will be to betray the other.
Seller: Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass. Alfred A Knopf, New York, 1996.
Price: US$44.10 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Two lightly bumped corners on blue cloth boards. First edition stated with number line ending in 1. Jacket protected in mylar cover. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1996.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: Has the '1' in a number line. Pullman's most famous book, made into a movie starring Nicole Kidman. A clean, unmarked and unclipped copy.
Seller: Bibliodisia Books, IOBA, MWABA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$49.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Lyra is rushing to the cold, far North, where witch clans and armored bears rule. North, where the Gobblers take the children they steal--including her friend Roger. North, where her fearsome uncle Asriel is trying to build a bridge to a parallel world. Can one small girl make a difference in such great and terrible endeavors? This is Lyra: a savage, a schemer, a liar, and as fierce and true a champion as Roger or Asriel could want--but what Lyra doesn't know is that to help one of them will be to betray the other. Fine, first editon, first printing, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. {Not remainder-marked or price-clipped} BUND
Seller: Joe Staats, Bookseller, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Philip Pullman. The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials). Alfred A. Knopf, 1996.
Price: US$52.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: first US edition, Language: eng
Seller: Ian Thompson, Milton, ON, Canada
Price: US$55.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very Good - plus some - in like jacket. See scans and description. Stated First Edition, and First Printing. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. The first title (British title: Northern Lights) in Philip Pullman's' His Dark Materials' trilogy, 'The Golden Compass'. Octavo, jacket illustrated by Eric Rohmann, charcoal and black boards with silver spine imprinting, 399 + 1 + 1 pp. 'About the Author'. A better-then Very Good book in like jacket; some might grade both near fine, but these are in fact a very strong Very Good. Book shows small bit of faint edgewear at bottom left front cover, and a short abrasion at top left edge of rear cover (see scans); jacket shows minor from panel rubbing, and the top edge of rear panel is thinly roughened (see scans). Stated first edition, and a first printing of that. Jacket shows the number 52000 above the bar code, a point which has been rumored by some to be a necessary one, but which to our knowledge has not been so established. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box, of course; not a bag. L10n
Seller: Singularity Rare & Fine, Baldwinsville, NY, U.S.A.
Pullman, Phillip. The Golden Compass. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1996.
Price: US$58.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition [stated], first printing with full number line in black paper over black cloth quarter boards, gilt stamped spine, jacket art by Eric Rohmann. First in the His Dark Materials trilogy. New York: Alfred A. Knopf (1996), 399 pps. Unmarked nearly fine copy with some light rubbing at spine ends and a red remainder dot on top page edge, two small stickers on back cover. Jacket has some slight edge wear at top of spine. Fine unclipped jacket in protective Brodart cover.
Seller: SF & F Books, Chester, VA, U.S.A.
Pullman, Philip.. THE GOLDEN COMPASS. Alfred a Knopf Inc, NY, 1996.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description:
Seller: Windy Hill Books, Bacova, VA, U.S.A.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Alfred A. Knopf Inc., A Borzoi Book, New York, New York, USA (1996), First (1st) Printing (full number line from 1 to 10) of First American Edition of Book One of His Dark Materials. The Golden Compass was first published in the UK as "His Dark Materials1: Northern Lights". Fine (possibly unread) in a Very Fine Dust Jacket. Text Block is clean, white, bright, tight, straight and square without any markings of any kind. Binding is quarter navy cloth to navy boards (all of consistent color), with bright gilt title, etc., to spine, all corners square and sharp, and a slight wrinkle to the front free endpaper. Dust Jacket is intact, bright and unfaded with the original prices ($20.00 U.S., $26.00 CAN.) intact on the front flap, raised gilt title on front, and only the slightest wrinkle at top of spine. See photos. 399 + ii pages. 5 3/4" x 8 1/2". Basis for the superb 2007 film with an all-star cast of Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Dakota Blue Richards, Ian McKellen, Eva Green, Tom Courtney, Ian McShane, Sam Elliott, Christopher Lee, Kristin Scott Thomas and Kathy Bates. Also basis for the 2019-2020 mini-series. The following book from the trilogy, The Amber Spyglass, is also available from this seller. Sci-fi fantasy. ISBN 10: 0679879242 / ISBN 13: 9780679879244
Seller: Mattabesset Books, Kensington, CT, U.S.A.
Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass. Alfred A. Knopf, 1996.
Price: US$69.95 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: ~Good. No DJ, as issued. Light to moderate shelf wear to covers/corners; satisfaction guaranteed. American 1st edition, 2nd printing of the Advance Reading Copy/Uncorrected proof
Seller: Earthlight Books, Walla Walla, WA, U.S.A.
Philip Pullman. The Golden Compass. Alfred A. Knopf, U.S.A., 1996.
Price: US$72.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover is in near-fine+ condition. Dust jacket is in near-fine condition (stained on the underneath side of the jacket at the top of the spine from the cover and minor edge wear). Brodart protected. 399 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The second book (and the hardest to find in the first edition) in this award-winning, controversial and very powerful children's fantasy trilogy (although rather on the dark side for many children.)
Seller: Lotsa Books, Fort Smith, AR, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: Hardcover first edition - First printing (stated and with a number line beginning in '1' as required.) The first in this award-winning, controversial and very powerful children's fantasy trilogy (although rather on the dark side for many children.) Basis for the movie of the same name. 399 pp. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Seller: Bookfever, IOBA (Volk & Iiams), Ione, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Advance Reading Copy (ARC). American 1st edition, 2nd printing of the Advance Reading Copy/Uncorrected proof. Near Fine book with light edge wear and one spine reading crease; without dust jacket as issued. All our books are bubble wrapped and shipped in a sturdy box with Delivery Confirmation. NO remainder mark, NO previous owner markings or inscriptions, NOT price clipped, NOT a Book Club Edition, NOT an Ex-Lib.
Seller: William Ross, Jr., Annapolis, MD, U.S.A.
Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1996.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: [His Dark Materials: Book One ]Accompanied by her daemon, Lyra Belacqua sets out to prevent her best friend and other kidnapped children from becoming the subject of gruesome experiments in the Far North. Living among scholars in the hallowed halls of Jordan College, Lyra hears rumors of a magical dust that supposedly possesses powers that can unite whole universes, and begins a difficult and dangerous journey to find it. 399p.
Seller: June Samaras, STREETSVILLE, ON, Canada
Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY, 1996.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 12mo (5.5"x8.25"). 397pp. Illustrated paper wraps. Binding firm, text bright. Four very light stains to text block edge. Uncorrected proof. Includes unopened compact disc. Wrappers protected with a semi-rigid, mylar sleeve.
Seller: Downtown Books & News, Asheville, NC, U.S.A.
Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass His Dark Materials Book One. Alfred A. Knopf, 1996.
Price: US$140.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: An about fine copy in a not price clipped dustjacket showing just minor rubbing to rear panel, now in protective mylar. First edition stated with full number line. ; MCF04397; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 399 pp
Seller: McCormick Books, Hartland, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$145.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Nearly fine, clean and tight, stated first printing with the full number line including the 1, in sharp deep blue boards, dark blue cloth spine, gold stamped titles, fine glossy price intact dust jacket with striking illustration by Eric Rohmann protected in a new, clear Brodart cover. The book itself would be completely fine but for a gift inscription to the first front free endpaper. This is the first in Pullman's wonderful fantasy/adventure trilogy His Dark Materials, which also includes The Subtle Knife" and "The Amber Spyglass." Pullman has been awarded numerous literary prizes for this extraordinary series. The movie is soon to be released."
Seller: Bibliobeast, Novato, CA, U.S.A.
Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials). Alfred A. Knopf, 1996.
Price: US$159.98 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 0679879242 First edition. First printing. (1 is showing). New in new dust jacket.
Seller: Newsboy Books, Ontario, CA, U.S.A.
Pullman, Philip. THE GOLDEN COMPASS Bk. 1 : His Dark Materials. Alfred a Knopf Inc, New York, 1996.
Price: US$168.75 + shipping
Description: Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Staining to rear paste down affecting back pages only on bottom. Owner inked bold P + P on the first free end page. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass. Alfred A. Knopf, NY, 1996.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 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.
Seller: Abacus Books, ABAA/ILAB, Boulder, CO, U.S.A.
Philip Pullman. The Golden Compass. Alfred A. Knopf, 1996.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First thus. First printing. Light to mild rubbing on cloth spine. Otherwise, minimal wear. Spine is tight and square. Pages are clean. First book in the His Dark Materials Trilogy.
Seller: Bookworm and Apple, Bronx, NY, U.S.A.
PULLMAN, Philip. The Golden Compass. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1996.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition, Advance Review Copy, in original illustrated wrappers. Unusual edition for having the number line on the copyright page starts with 2 and ends with 10 and has no first printing statement (the hardcover edition has the number line start with 10 and descend to 1 and states first printing). The first in the author's Dark Materials trilogy. Very Good plus, modest shelf wear to surfaces and spine edges.
Seller: Babylon Revisited Rare Books, Northampton, MA, U.S.A.
PULLMAN, Philip.. The Golden Compass: His Dark Materials Book One.. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1996.
Price: US$195.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First U.S. edition / First printing. Navy cloth spine, navy paper-covered boards. 399 pages Fine in fine dust jacket. Published in the U.K. as the Northern Lights. The first book in Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy. Winner of the 1995 Carnegie Medal. Winner of the 2007 Carnegie of Carnegies Award.
Seller: Orpheus Books, Edmonds, WA, U.S.A.
Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass. Alfred A.Knopf [1996], New York:, 1996.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: trade pbk w/ illus covers; editor's letter first page; pub digit line begins w/ '2'; 397 pgs; orig pub as "His Dark Materials 1: Northern Lights" in U.K., 1995; scarce advance copy of the first book in trilogy. quotes by Lloyd Alexander, Terry Brooks & Lois Lowry on front cover. cover art by Eric Rohmann. First Printing/ "Advance Reader's Edition/ Uncorrected Proof".
Seller: Flips Fine Books, Greensboro, GA, U.S.A.
Philip Pullman. The Golden Compass. Alfred A. Knopf, 1996.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First thus. First American printing. Fine/Fine. Minor dust jacket edge wear on one corner. Spine is tight and square. Pages are clean. First book in the His Dark Materials Trilogy.
Seller: Bookworm and Apple, Bronx, NY, U.S.A.
Philip Pullman. The Golden Compass. Alfred A. Knopf/Random House Inc., New York NY, 1996.
Price: US$200.76 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First US edition: octavo; hardcover, quarter-bound in cloth with gilt spine titles; 403pp. Minor wear. Dustwrapper now professionally protected by non-adhesive polypropylene film. Near fine.
Seller: Morocco Books and Collectibles, Wentworth Falls, NSW, Australia
Philip Pullman. THE GOLDEN COMPASS Book 1 : His Dark Materials. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1996.
Price: US$235.00 + shipping
Description: Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Stated First Edition. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: First Printings. Three octavo volumes (21.5cm); navy blue paper and cloth-covered boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spines; volume three in illustrated boards; dustjackets; [xii],399,[5]; [xiv],326,[12]; [xviii],518,[8]pp. Upper edge of textblock slightly separating on The Golden Compass, else Fine in Near Fine dustjackets, unclipped, showing some trivial wear to spine ends and along upper edge of The Amber Spyglass. Attractive set of Pullman's epic fantasy trilogy for young adults. Basis for Chris Weitz's 2007 film The Golden Compass, and the forthcoming TV adaptation by HBO.
Seller: Captain Ahab's Rare Books, ABAA, Stephenson, VA, U.S.A.
Philip Pullman. The Golden Compass. Alfred A. Knopf, NY, 1996.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1st edition Advance Reading Copy/Uncorrected Proof with 1 to 10 numberline. There was a second state later released. This is the first book of the Dark Materials trilogy. Copy has pristine pictoral cover.
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass (The Northern Lights). Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1996.
Price: US$319.53 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: ++ SIGNED by AUTHOR to one of his personalised bookplates ++ The first American edition, of this the first book in the His Dark Materials trilogy, in England it was called The Northern Lights. The printing sequence (10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1) The book has no inscriptions, remainder marks or previous owner's names and the jacket is not price clipped. Whilst Pullman has won the Carnegie Medal, the Guardian Children's Fiction Award, the Smarties Prize and Children's Book of the Year at the British Book Awards it was only the final instalment of the trilogy (which went onto win the prestigious Whitbred Prize, being the first Children's book ever to do so) that seems to have garnered Pullman the popular acclaim he undoubtedly deserves. Since then, the trilogy has been nominated one of the top 5 books ever, by the British public. Signature is genuine, (I can e-mail a photo of myself with Mr Pullman should proof be required).
Seller: Bounteous, Buckingham, BUCKS, United Kingdom
Price: US$320.82 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Three Volume Set. First US editions. 1996, 1997, & 2000. Each with complete number line 10-1 and 'first American edition' printed on copyright page. Octavo's. Each in the publisher's cloth, in the printed dust wrapper's with designs by Eric Rohmann. Small ink dot/spot to head of text-block on 'Subtle Knife'. Otherwise a clean and bright set. 'Near Fine'.
Seller: Kerr & Sons Booksellers ABA, Cartmel, CMA, United Kingdom
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First American Editions. The three volumes in Pullman's fantasy adventure trilogy, The Golden Compass (1996), The Subtle Knife (1997), and The Amber Spyglass (2000). Each book is fine in fine or about fine dustjacket. Dustjacket on The Subtle Knife has a minor scratch on rear panel; dustjacket on The Amber Spyglass has a tiny tear at edge of circle cutout on front panel. Jacket art by Eric Rohmann. The first book was filmed in 2007 at a cost of $180 million, starring Daniel Craig and Nicole Kidman.
Seller: Fireproof Books, MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Description: About fine/fine clean, stated first printing with the full number line including the 1, in black boards, black cloth spine, gold stamped titles, fine glossy price intact dust jacket with striking illustration by Eric Rohmann protected in a new, clear Brodart cover. The book itself appears to be completely fine but there is an almost indiscernible superficial corner crease to bottom tip of title page. This is the first in Pullman's wonderful fantasy/adventure trilogy His Dark Materials, which also includes The Subtle Knife" and "The Amber Spyglass." Pullman has been awarded numerous literary prizes for this extraordinary series. The movie is soon to be released."
Seller: Bibliobeast, Novato, CA, U.S.A.
Pullman, Philip. THE GOLDEN COMPASS. Alfred A. Knopf [1996], New York, 1996.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pictorial wrappers. This is the Advance Reader's Edition/Uncorrected Proof of the first novel in the His Dark Materials trilogy, first published in the U.K. as His Dark Materials 1: Northern Lights. This is an interesting edition as the number line on the copyright page starts with 2 and ends with 10 and has no first printing statement (the hardcover edition has the number line start with 10 and descend to 1 and states first printing. The pagination between the proof and the hardcover is also different, the first text page is 3 ending with 397, the hardcover edition has the text start with page 3 and end with 399. Barron (ed): Fantasy and Horror (1999) 7-311. Mild crease to upper rear cover which affects some text pages else a fine unread copy in pictorial wrappers. (11040)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: His Dark Materials trilogy, all first American editions first printings. Books are in fine condition with fine dust jackets in mylar cover. The Golden Compass is inscribed by Philip Pullman in 1996.
Seller: Neverland Books, waalre, Netherlands
Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass (The Northern Lights). Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1996.
Price: US$768.68 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: ++ SIGNED by AUTHOR to the Title Page. The first American edition, of this the first in the His Dark Materials trilogy. +++ SEE PHOTO +++ The printing sequence (10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1) The book has no inscriptions, remainder marks or previous owner's names and the jacket is not price clipped. Whilst Pullman has won the Carnegie Medal, the Guardian Children's Fiction Award, the Smarties Prize and Children's Book of the Year at the British Book Awards it was only the final instalment of the trilogy (which went onto win the prestigious Whitbred Prize, being the first Children's book ever to do so) that seems to have garnered Pullman the popular acclaim he undoubtedly deserves. Signature is genuine, (I can e-mail a photo of myself with Mr Pullman should proof be required). Whilst the UK editions are more coveted, the US editions are rarely found in a decent condition.
Seller: Bounteous, Buckingham, BUCKS, United Kingdom
Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass (The Northern Lights). Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1996.
Price: US$768.68 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: ++ SIGNED by AUTHOR to the Title Page. The first American edition, of this the first in the His Dark Materials trilogy. in England it was called The Northern Lights +++ SEE PHOTO +++ The printing sequence (10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1) The book has no inscriptions, remainder marks or previous owner's names and the jacket is not price clipped. Whilst Pullman has won the Carnegie Medal, the Guardian Children's Fiction Award, the Smarties Prize and Children's Book of the Year at the British Book Awards it was only the final instalment of the trilogy (which went onto win the prestigious Whitbred Prize, being the first Children's book ever to do so) that seems to have garnered Pullman the popular acclaim he undoubtedly deserves. Signature is genuine, (I can e-mail a photo of myself with Mr Pullman should proof be required).
Seller: Bounteous, Buckingham, BUCKS, United Kingdom
Price: US$1251.18 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: A collection of very fine first printings in likewise unclipped dust wrappers. All are signed by the author to the title page and comprise Vol 1 The Golden Compass: Vol 2 The Subtle Knife & Vol 3 The Amber Spyglass with the Movie Companion and postcard loose laid in, both signed by Philip Pullman. An outstanding collection in unread gift condition. BOXED DESPATCH:
Seller: Welcombe Books, Dorset, DORSE, United Kingdom
Price: US$2750.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Editions, First Printings with the number line beginning with 1. Each book is authentically SIGNED by Philip Pullman on the title page. A spectacular set of ALL three books with the ORIGINAL dustjackets that have the publisher's printed price present on the front flaps. The books are in fantastic shape and appear UNREAD. The bindings are tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp. There is NO writing, marks or bookplates in the books. A superb set SIGNED by the author.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.