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Price: US$4.30 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: After killing a man, 12-year-old Will steps into another world and finds himself with a strange girl called Lyra. But Citagazze is an unsettling place, and in Torre delgi Angeli lurks Citagazze's most important secret - an object which people from many worlds would kill to possess. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Pullman, Philip. The Subtle Knife: No.2 (His Dark Materials S.). Scholastic, 1997.
Price: US$32.02 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Scholastic Children's Books, London, 1997. Hardcover Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition, FOURTH printing. A clean, unread copy enclosed in an archival dustwrapper.
Seller: Bradley Books, Wimbledon, United Kingdom
Pullman, Philip. The Subtle Knife: No.2 (His Dark Materials S.). Scholastic, 1997.
Price: US$32.02 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Scholastic Children's Books, London, 1997. Hardcover Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition, FOURTH printing. A clean, unread copy enclosed in an archival dustwrapper.
Seller: Bradley Books, Wimbledon, United Kingdom
Pullman, Philip 1946-. The subtle knife / Philip Pullman. London : Scholastic, 1997.
Price: US$32.89 + shipping
Description: Previous owner's inscription. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 341 pages ; 20 cm. Notes; Parents' Choice Gold Book Award. American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults. Horn Book Fanfare Honor Book. Contents; The cat and the hornbeam trees -- Among the witches -- A children's world -- Trepanning -- Airmail paper -- Lighted fliers -- The Rolls-Royce -- The tower of the angels -- Theft -- The Shaman -- The Belvedere -- Screen language -- Aesahaettr -- Alamo Gulch -- Bloodmoss. Subjects; Pullman, Philip 1946-. Belacqua, Lyra (Fictitious character). Parry, Will (Fictitious character). Boys ; Juvenile fiction. Imaginary places ; Juvenile fiction. Quests (Expeditions) ; Juvenile fiction. Fantasy. Boys. Imaginary places. Quests (Expeditions) Belacqua, Lyra (Fictitious character) ; Fiction. Parry, Will (Fictitious character) ; Fiction. Boys ; Juvenile fiction. Quests (Expeditions) ; Juvenile fiction. Imaginary places ; Juvenile fiction. English fiction. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Pullman, Philip. The Subtle Knife. Scholastic Press London 1997, 1997.
Price: US$38.00 + shipping
Description: reprint hardback with dust jacket Very Good octavo 341pp.,
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Pullman, Philip. The Subtle Knife ( His Dark Materials S.). Scholastic Press, London, 1997.
Price: US$38.43 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 2nd Book in the "His Dark Materials" Trilogy. Green cloth-textured Boards with bright Gilt Knife on front and bright Gilt Lettering on spine. 341 pages, 550g, 8 3/4" Tall. Some specks of faint browning on top page edges and a few on bottom. No inscriptions. Jacket unclipped, original price£14.99. Protected in clear plastic removable wrapper.
Seller: Bay Books, Penzance, United Kingdom
Pullman, Philip 1946-. The subtle knife / Philip Pullman. London : Scholastic, 1997.
Price: US$46.00 + shipping
Description: Previous owner's inscription. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 341 pages ; 20 cm. Notes; Parents' Choice Gold Book Award. American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults. Horn Book Fanfare Honor Book. Contents; The cat and the hornbeam trees -- Among the witches -- A children's world -- Trepanning -- Airmail paper -- Lighted fliers -- The Rolls-Royce -- The tower of the angels -- Theft -- The Shaman -- The Belvedere -- Screen language -- Aesahaettr -- Alamo Gulch -- Bloodmoss. Subjects; Pullman, Philip 1946-. Belacqua, Lyra (Fictitious character). Parry, Will (Fictitious character). Boys ; Juvenile fiction. Imaginary places ; Juvenile fiction. Quests (Expeditions) ; Juvenile fiction. Fantasy. Boys. Imaginary places. Quests (Expeditions) Belacqua, Lyra (Fictitious character) ; Fiction. Parry, Will (Fictitious character) ; Fiction. Boys ; Juvenile fiction. Quests (Expeditions) ; Juvenile fiction. Imaginary places ; Juvenile fiction. English fiction. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Pullman, Philip. The Subtle Knife. Scholastic Press London 1997, 1997.
Price: US$46.40 + shipping
Description: 1st edition / 1st printing hardback with dust jacket Nice copy octavo 341pp., Some library stamps & barcode o/w nice copy
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Philip Pullman. The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials). Scholastic, London, 1997.
Price: US$76.85 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First impression. Numberline 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1 . A clean, tight copy. No insc. Top edge v.lightly foxed. Very slightly cocked.Page edges the tiniest bit 'soiled' Not a super crisp collectors copy.Wrapper is unclipped,with a little edge-wear. A read, but looked after, copy, No insc. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Seller: Florence books, Salisbury, WILTS, United Kingdom
Price: US$102.47 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Publisher's original green cloth boards, gilt titles to spine and gilt dagger device to front board, plain endpapers. Book has been read and there is some tanning to the front edge. Please ask for scans if interested.
Seller: Caffrey Books, Oundle, United Kingdom
Pullman, Philip. The Subtle Knife / His Dark Materials II (SIGNED). Scholastic Press, London, 1997.
Price: US$115.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: Signed by the author (full name, only) in blue ink to the title page. States "First published by Scholastic Ltd, 1997," but number line runs 4 6 8 10 9 7 5, only -- the fourth printing.) Gilt dagger stamped diagonally to front board echoes color illustration to DJ front panel, which panel bears no text dropped from the green background other than "The boundaries of the worlds are crumbling . . ." Not price clipped; original price UK L12.99 still showing. Bar code to bottom of DJ rear panel, which does bear title, as does spine. Total 341 pp. Reduced from $265.
Seller: Cat's Curiosities, Pahrump, NV, U.S.A.
Philip Pullman. The Subtle Knife. Scholastic Press, London, 1997.
Price: US$160.11 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Ninth impression signed by author to title page, Fine in Fine unclipped dustjacket. A lovely tight clean copy with crisp white pages which appear to be unread, presented in a clear removable protective sleeve.
Seller: Blackbird First Editions, Bolton, United Kingdom
Pullman, Philip. The Subtle Knife. Scholastic Press, London England, 1997.
Price: US$184.44 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Hardback First Edition2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1 light bumping to corners slight wear to corners of d/j. A nice copy of this rare First edition His Dark Materials S. Will is twelve, and he's just killed a man. Now he's on the run, determined to discover the truth about the father he's never known. Then he steps through a window into another world - where soul-eating Spectres haunt the streets of a city, and a strange girl called Lyra is searching for Dust. His mission and hers are mysteriously linked, and together they must find a powerful and secret object that people from many worlds would kill to possess. ( We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.)
Seller: The London Bookworm, East Sussex, United Kingdom
PHILIP PULLMAN. THE SUBTLE KNIFE ,dark Materialls II. SCHOLASTIC PRESS, London, 1997.
Price: US$187.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: a ist edition in style,-4th impression copy(4,6,8,10,9,7,5),both book & it' dustcover are in lovely condition' BOOK; binding fully square! & page-wise it's super tight & firm.just amasingly -its looks a fully unread copy of this title!.with no insriptions,& the internal pages are super clean',with lovely un-marked paper, DUSTJACKET; is very VERY bright and clean! crisp'.most happy to forward Scans/pictures on request.'very Lovely copy of this noted serries title,in a great dustcover',yes here's an extra nice ,budget-focused collector's item,.FREE Fast' AIR POSTAGE ie worldwide', is INCLUED IN PRICE.,plus our QUAILTY in box type PACKAGING.
Seller: Instant Rare and Collectable, North Auckland, AD, New Zealand
PULLMAN, Philip.. THE SUBTLE KNIFE, His Dark Materials, Part 2.. Scholastic, London., 1997.
Price: US$192.13 + shipping
Description: In the list of edition numbers 1-10 are present, except for the number 2. Slight bumping to dj and spine at top and bottom and edge of front board. Vg+ in like dj.
Seller: Dennys, Sanders & Greene, Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
Pullman, Philip. The Subtle Knife. Scholastic, London, 1997.
Price: US$220.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing. Hard cover. Octavo. Inscribed and SIGNED by author in blue ink on title page "Best wishes to J----- V--- / Philip Pullman" Hard cover. Clean and unmarked with a very tight binding. Minimal shelf wear to intact dust jacket. Second volume in the highly acclaimed "His Dark Materials" trilogy.
Seller: Abacus Books, ABAA/ILAB, Boulder, CO, U.S.A.
Pullman, Philip. The Subtle Knife. Scholastic Ltd., London, 1997.
Price: US$448.30 + shipping
Description: First printing of the Subtle Knife, second book of Pullman's "His Dark Materials" trilogy.With the complete number string on the copyright page "2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1". Very good book with a slight rougnhening to the lower corner of the page edges, and also three small stains on the fore edge of the pages. The dustwrapepr is fine , with the £12.99 price intact.
Seller: Jacques Gander, Fairford, United Kingdom
Philip Pullman. The Subtle Knife. Scholastic Press, London, 1997.
Price: US$505.94 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A smart first impression copy of the second volume in PUllman's popular fantasy trilogy, signed by the author to the title page. The first edition, first impression, with a full number line.Signed by the author to the title page.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.The second volume in Philip Pullman's immensely popular 'His Dark Materials' trilogy, following Lyra as she meets Will Parry, the pair setting off to explore new worlds together. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Small patch of discolouration to the head of the front endpaper. Dust wrapper is near fine with light edge wear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
PULLMAN Philip. The Subtle Knife. , 1997.
Price: US$605.21 + shipping
Description: First edition. 8vo., original green cloth, dust jacket. London, Scholastic Books. A fine copy in dust jacket, with the tiniest nick on one upper corner.
Seller: Maggs Bros. Ltd ABA, ILAB, PBFA, BA, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$704.48 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Philip Pullman The subtle knife First U.K. hardback printing Scholastic Press 1997. Near fine jacket priced £12.99- light wear top of spine. Near fine book boards light wear top and bottom of spine. Contents fine- no previous owner names or inscriptions has the full number line including the number 2. The book has been signed and lined uniquely by the author on the title page thus ; " Avoid soul eating spectres !" If you have read the book you will understand the relevance of this line. As the signing event was still at the time before this series became acclaimed as the phenomenon it grew into , the author was still amicable to acceding to my request of the line the author is now averse to adding anything at his signings beyond the date of the event. As far as I am aware , no other copy has this line. This book was damaged in production the page block had come away from the spine and cracked , resulting in some of the pages having a few millimetres tear in the centre where the separation had occurred. I sent this to a book repairer to see what could be done he had to re-case the page block and replace the front and end board papers . There is invisible tape binding between pages 17-21 in the core of the pages I had to look hard to see it was there ! The outcome has resulted in a handsome edition of this rare book , even with the mentioned issues. With the lavish TV series of Northern Lights due soon , there is bound to be an added increase in the authors work.p
Seller: BRITOBOOKS, isle of man, United Kingdom
Price: US$1024.69 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Philip Pullman - The subtle knife - First U.K. hardback printing - Scholastic Press 1997. Fine jacket in protected archival cover - priced £12.99. Near fine boards apart from a bump bottom front panel as shown - clean and tight. Contents fine - no previous owner names or inscriptions - has the full number line including the number two on publishing page. Signed and uniquely lined for me at an early event before the series became the phenomenon it is today . The line reads ; " Beware windows in the air ! " If you are familiar with the series you will understand the relevance of this line. Author rarely adds anything now apart from a date. With the lavish new TV series this Autumn , interest in the Northern Lights trilogy will be renewed.P
Seller: BRITOBOOKS, isle of man, United Kingdom
Price: US$1088.73 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Philip Pullman - The subtle knife - First U.K. hardback printing - Scholastic Press 1997. Fine jacket priced £12.99. Near fine boards - light crease top of spine. Contents fine - no previous owner names or inscriptions . Has the number line 1 - 10 but missing the number two - lot of debate as to whether this was a publishing error but many firsts have this. Uniquely signed and lined for me at an event before the series became massive - author rarely adds anything now besides a date. Line is ; " Maintain the boundaries of your world " If you have read the book the meaning of this line is an integral part of the Northern lights story . With the new TV lavish series of Northern Lights coming this Autumn , interest will gather further momentum in Pullmans classic trilogy.P
Seller: BRITOBOOKS, isle of man, United Kingdom
Price: US$1248.84 + shipping
Description: First edition hard back binding in publisher's original jade paper covered boards, gilt lettering to the spine, gilt knife to the upper panel. 8vo 9'' x 6''. 341 printed pages of text. ISBN 0590542435. Number string to the copyright page 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1. Mint condition book, in Mint condition David Scutt illustrated dust wrapper, not price clipped £12.99. Unused, unopened, and in new condition. Without any faults whatsoever. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0590542435 MODERN FIRST EDITIONS
Seller: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Pullman, Philip.. The Subtle Knife: His Dark Materials II.. London. Scholastic Press. 1997., 1997.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition. With "First Published by Scholastic Ltd, 1997" and the complete number line ending in "1" of: 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1 on the copyright page. "The Subtle Knife is the second part of a story in three volumes, which was begun by "Northern Lights." This volume moves between three universes: the universe of "Northern Lights," which is like ours but different in many ways; the universe we know; and a third universe, which differs from ours in other ways again." Signed by the author, Philip Pullman, on the title page in blue ink and underscored with a line. A superb copy in the original dark green woven cloth stamped brightly in gilt. Tight and clean throughout. Virtually mint. It is a superlative copy, and it would be in mint condition, except for a tiny gray spot in the binder's woven green cloth at the center of the rear panel adjacent to the spine. With the bright gold dagger covering the front boards, and bright gilt lettering along the spine. In a striking pictorial dust jacket with the gleaming and iridescent dagger against a luminous green background on the front panel of the jacket. The original price of UK £12.99 is at the bottom of the inside front jacket flap. A splendidly collectible book, especially signed directly by the author on the title page. First Edition. With "First Published by Scholastic Ltd, 1997" and the complete number line ending in "1" of: 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1 on the copyright page.
Seller: Brainerd Phillipson Rare Books, Holliston, MA, U.S.A.
Pullman, Philip. The Subtle Knife: His Dark Materials Vol II. Scholastic Press, London, 1997.
Price: US$3500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing SIGNED by Philip Pullman. A fabulous copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION. This First Issue dustjacket is vibrant in color with NO chips or tears. The book is in excellent condition and appears UNREAD. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning, and the boards are crisp. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A wonderful copy SIGNED by the author in collector's condition. We buy SIGNED Pullman First Editions.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Pullman, Philip. The Subtle Knife: His Dark Materials Vol II. Scholastic, London, UK, 1997.
Price: US$7557.10 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: This is a genuine UK first edition/first printing, with the full numberline on the copyright page ie 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1 (some copies have a number 1 in the line but are missing the 2, and there is debate about whether they are 'true' first printings). This is the real thing. Flat-signed by the author, in blue ink, to the title page, and unmarred by a date or dedication. Both book and jacket are in astonishing condition, and look exactly as they did on the day of publication. The pages are dazzlingly white. The gilt lettering and green boards are immaculate. The £12.99 price is intact, and the interior is extremely tight and completely unmarked. This book has literally never been opened (except to check its numberline and condition), let alone read. There cannot be a more perfect copy. More photos available on request.
Seller: bluemanbooks, Ludlow, United Kingdom