Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
PULLMAN, Philip. The Ruby in the Smoke. Oxford University Press, London, 1985.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Red boards titled in silver on spine. Minor library markings, wear to edges of boards only. Dust jacket is fully intact and bright, 3 light tape stains to spine.
Seller: Mainly Fiction, Auckland, New Zealand
PULLMAN, PHILIP. The Ruby in the Smoke. oxford university press 1985 london, 1985.
Price: US$57.76 + shipping
Description: first edition octavo red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 200pp, VG (ex library, tanning) in VG d/w
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
PULLMAN, Philip. The ruby in the Smoke. Oxford University Press, UK, 1985.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardback: ex library: bright dj (price unclipped), some tape marks and small spots on reverse, covers have tape marks and some peeling where tape was removed, a few library & withdrawn stamps, paper dusty and browning on edges, some light foxing, still vg, 8vo, 200pp. A Sally Lockhart mystery.
Seller: Mad Hatter Books, Auckland, New Zealand
Pullman, Philip. The Ruby in the Smoke. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1985.
Price: US$134.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A clean Ex-lib copy. Signed directly to Title page by Philip Pullman. 2 stamps on Title page and 'withdrawn' stamp on ffep. Security sticker to rear pastedown. Green cloth library binding.Slight lean. Dustjacket not price clipped and protected in archive cover.
Seller: Idlegeniusbooks, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$160.11 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Sally Lockhart Quartet Books - THE RUBY IN THE SMOKE - Published by Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1985. First Edition / First Print. Hardback copy, unclipped dustjacket in new removable protective clear sleeve. 200pp. Library copy - remains of sticker to ffep, ink stamp to copyright page, sticker to rear pastedown. THE SHADOW IN THE PLATE - Published by Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1986. First Edition / First Print. Hardback copy, unclipped dustjacket in nrw removable protective clear sleeve. 236pp. Library copy - remains of sticker to ffep, ink stamp to front pastedown and copyright page, sticker to rear pastedown . THE TIGER IN THE WELL - Published by Viking, London, 1991. First Edition / First Print. Hardback copy, unclipped dustjacket in new removable protective clear sleeve. 391pp. Library copy - neat small oval ink stamps to ffep, rear endpaper and rear pastedown. THE TIN PRINCESS - Published by Puffin Books, London, 1994. First Edition / First Print. Paperback copy, no dustjacket as issued (this was only released in paperback in the UK, hardback copy was only released in the USA). 289pp. Not library copy - small mark to top corner of front cover where shop sticker was removed. (38/3)
Seller: CURIO, Grimsby, N. E. Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Philip Pullman. The Ruby in the Smoke. Oxford University Press, 1985.
Price: US$185.73 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Book condition: VG/Fine with expected browning to page edges; pencil impression to front blank end-paper (1.5cm line is deep and has left an impression on next four pages). Jacket: VG with light creasing to edges and spine ends. U.K. First Edition. A bright copy. **Please note: the image shown is a stock image, not the actual book for sale.**
Seller: Kirklee Books, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Philip Pullman. The Ruby in the Smoke (1st Edition). Oxford University Press, 1985.
Price: US$192.13 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Red Boards with silver lettering to spine. Clean pages that have a bit of age toning to the edge. Top corner of the front end page has been clipped (probably had a name on it). Jacket is nice and bright and is not price clipped. A nice copy of a hard to find book.
Seller: Bramble Books, Ipswich, United Kingdom
Philip Pullman. The Ruby in the Smoke (1st Edition). Oxford University Press, 1985.
Price: US$192.13 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Red Boards with silver lettering to spine. Clean pages that just have a bit of age toning. Top corner of the front end page has a name inscription. Jacket is nice and bright and is not price clipped.
Seller: Bramble Books, Ipswich, United Kingdom
Philip Pullman. The Ruby in the Smoke (1st Edition). Oxford University Press, 1985.
Price: US$224.15 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Red boards with silver lettering to spine. Clean pages. Firm binding. Jacket is nice and bright and is not price clipped. 1st print. Professional seller. All pictures are of the actual book that is for sale. Books are dispatched in cardboard packaging and dust jackets are placed in removable protective covers.
Seller: Bramble Books, Ipswich, United Kingdom
Price: US$230.56 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: Philip Pullman The Ruby In The Smoke 1985 and The Shadow In The Plate 1986. Both first edition, 1st Printings Fine/Fine condition. Book one and two in the Sally Lockhart series. Both books and dust jackets in exceptional condition, unread, No inscriptions, No marks. Pristine.
Seller: Potter Rare Books, Foulridge, United Kingdom
PULLMAN, Philip. Ruby in the Smoke ~ SIGNED by the author. London Oxford University Press, 1985.
Price: US$704.48 + shipping
Description: 1st edition, 1st Impression. 14.3 x 22cm red cloth with silver titles to the spine, 200pp with original unclipped dust jacket with £6.96 net price. The book has been signed on the title page by Philip Pullman. A near fine book with clean bright boards and sharp corners. Internally, there is the usual uniform toning to the pages resulting from the quality of the paper stock used. The author has signed the title page in blue biro. The dust jacket is near fine with only a little light creasing to the spine and only very slight fading of the red sections at the spine ends. All in all an excellent, collectable, signed first edition of this the first in Pullman's extremely popular Sally Lockhart quartet. If you would like any further information or images, please do not hesitate to ask. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.
Seller: Rainford & Parris Books - PBFA, Bishop's Stortford, United Kingdom
Pullman, Philip. The Ruby in the Smoke. Oxford University Press - London, UK, 1985.
Price: US$850.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: London: Oxford University Press, 1985. First Edition. 200pp. Hardcover: NEAR FINE. Dust Wrapper: NEAR FINE. A near fine book with clean bright boards and sharp corners. Internally, there is the usual uniform toning to the pages resulting from the quality of the paper stock used. The dust wrapper is near fine, with negligible fading of the sections at the head and tail of spine. SIGNED by the author. Included is a ticket to the 2012 Cheltenham Literature Festival, featuring Philip Pullman. The first book in Pullman's extremely popular Sally Lockhart quartet.
Seller: Bynx, LLC, Orlando, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$960.65 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A set of the three hardback novels in the Sally Lockhart series. Comprising: 'The Ruby in the Smoke' First UK Edition published by the Oxford University Press - in MINT CONDITION - unclipped and unread; 'The Shadow in the Plate' published by Oxford University Press in 1986 - A fine book (small red spot to the top of the front endpaper), in a fine unclipped wrapper; 'The Tiger in the Well' - A fine book in a fine wrapper. A superb set of the trilogy - the first volume has survived any wear whatsoever.
Seller: John Atkinson Books ABA ILAB PBFA, Harrogate, United Kingdom