Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Price: US$355.14 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printing of The Amber Spyglass; second printing of The Subtle Knife (4681097531); ninth printing of Northern Lights. Three volumes, all of which are signed by the author. 'Northern Lights' in publisher's original purple cloth with gilt titles to the spine. 'The Subtle Knife' in publisher's original green cloth with gilt titles to the spine and gilt knife illustration to the upper board. 'The Amber Spyglass' in publisher's original black cloth with gilt titles to the spine and upper board. All three titles in the original David Scutt illustrated dustwrappers. An excellent fine set, the bindings square and firm, the cloth and gilt bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without previous owner's marks. Complete with the original dustwrappers, all of which are without fading, loss or tears (Subtle Knife a little creased at the head of the spine), None are price-clipped. All three volumes are signed by the author in blue ink on the title page (without further inscription). Pullman's acclaimed fantasy trilogy has won numerous awards. 'Northern Lights' won the 1995 Carnegie Medal, 'The Amber Spyglass' was awarded both The Whitbread Book of the Year and Whitbread Prize for best children's book in 2001. The series has subsequently been adapted for stage and screen. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
Seller: LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, United Kingdom
Pullman, Philip. Northern Lights. Scholastic, London, 1995.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Hard cover. Octavo. Inscribed and SIGNED by author on title page in blue ink "My greetings to J----- V--- / Philip Pullman" Clean and unmarked with a very tight binding. Carnegie Medal sticker to front of dust jacket which shows minor shelf wear and is intact. In this, the first book in his compelling "His Dark Materials" trilogy, Philip Pullman has created a powerfully original universe, remarkable for its combination of electrifying action and heart-stopping emotion. - from the dust flap.
Seller: Abacus Books, ABAA/ILAB, Boulder, CO, U.S.A.
Pullman, Philip. Northern Lights. Scholastic, London, 1995.
Price: US$440.63 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition/3rd imp. Published by Scholastic, London 1995. Comes with a Philip Pullman Directly Signed Postcard, Postcards, Bookmark and other promo material. VG Clean and bright condition with no marks or inscriptions. Clean and bright dustjacket with minimal wear. Carnegie Medal Sticker has slight creasing. Not price clipped. Protected in archive cover.
Seller: Idlegeniusbooks, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$968.58 + shipping
Description: All three volumes SIGNED by Philip Pullman to the title-page. NEAR FINE COPIES. Vol I is FIRST EDITION fourth issue with numbers 4-10 and Volumes II and III are FIRST EDITIONS, first issues, with complete number string. Octavo, pp. [8], 399, [1]; [8], 341, [1]; [8], 548, [2]. Maroon, green and orange cloth respectively, each with gilt titles and Volume II with gilt-blocked dagger motif to upper board, in unclipped pictorial dust-jackets designed by David Scutt, with gilt Library Association Carnegie Medal label to Volume I. Signed by the Author without dedication to title page. Jackets all very slightly creased at spine tips, with upper edge of lower cover slightly rubbed Vol I only. Near Fine volumes in like jackets. An excellent set of Pullman's award-winning His Dark Materials children's fantasy trilogy. "Northern Lights" (published in USA as "The Golden Compass") was named as one of the Top Ten Carnegie medal winners by the selection panel for the Library Association's 2007 70th Anniversary of the award, and chosen from their shortlist as the winner of the public vote, so named "Carnegie of Carnegies". Heavyweight, so a contribution towards increased postage costs will be requested for overseas delivery.
Seller: Keel Row Bookshop Ltd - ABA, ILAB & PBFA, Whitley Bay, United Kingdom
Pullman, Philip. Northern Lights. Scholastic, London, 1995.
Price: US$1091.26 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition/First printing Published by Scholastic, London 1995. Comes with a Philip Pullman Directly Signed card from a talk he gave at the Courtald Gallery. Plus additional unsigned Postcards, Bookmark and other promo material. Ink ownership name and number to creased ffep. Small portion of loss to paper at outer edge of front pastedown. Slight sunning to page edges. Otherwise VG clean and tight. First issue dustjacket with 'Point' on spine and '7-9 Pratt Street' on lower flap. Carnegie Medal Sticker to front. Mild fading to spine. Mild creasing to edges. Protected in archive cover.
Seller: Idlegeniusbooks, London, United Kingdom
Pullman, Philip. Northern Lights. Scholastic, London, 1995.
Price: US$1284.98 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition/First printing Published by Scholastic, London 1995. Comes with a Philip Pullman Directly Signed card from a talk he gave at the Courtald Gallery. Plus additional unsigned Postcards, Bookmark and other promo material. Ink ownership name and number to creased ffep. Small portion of loss to paper at outer edge of front pastedown. Slight sunning to page edges. Otherwise VG clean and tight. First issue dustjacket with 'Point' on spine and '7-9 Pratt Street' on lower flap. Carnegie Medal Sticker to front. Mild fading to spine. Mild creasing to edges. Protected in archive cover.
Seller: Idlegeniusbooks, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$1614.29 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Northern Lights. Very good in very good + dust jacket. Ex Library with library stamp and numbers written on title page. Small stain through lower text on copyright page. Otherwise clean throughout. Point to spine. 7 - 9 Pratt Street address on rear flap. The Subtle Knife. Very Good in very good dust jacket. Ex library with stamp to FFEP and numbers written at the bottom of the title page. DJ has creasing to head of spine. Some spine lean. The Amber Spyglass. Near Fine in Near fine Dust jacket. Not ex library. An unread copy. All three volumes signed by author "To Barry - Philip Pullman"
Seller: Moriarty's, Grimsby, LINCO, United Kingdom
Price: US$1656.27 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: A super-fine set of His Dark Materials. As new and unread. Stored for twenty years since being purchased and signed. Northern Lights - first edition, fourth impression, 1995; The Subtle Knife - first edition, fifth impression, 1997; The Amber Spyglass - first edition, first impression, 2000. All three volumes are signed to the title page in blue ink by Philip Pullman. A sensational set with no faults at all and as-new. Priced to attract those who can't stretch to the stratospheric prices for three first impressions!
Seller: MANOR COLLECTABLES, WOODHALL SPA, LINCS, United Kingdom
Price: US$2260.01 + shipping
Description: First Editions. 8vo. Green, purple, and black cloth, dust-jackets. London, Scholastic Press. The first volume Norther Lights with a bookplate pasted to the front free endpaper signed by the author. First issue of first title, the remaining two books not being subject to issue points Fine copies, though the final copy has a price sticker pasted to the back panel of the dust jacket.
Seller: Maggs Bros. Ltd ABA, ILAB, PBFA, BA, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$3164.02 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: HARDBACKS - Northern Lights is a near fine book with a small gift inscription to the top of the front endpaper. The purple boards are very sharp including the spine tips, with no pushing. The pages are very clean and the binding is tight. The dust wrapper is in near fine condition with fading to the spine, else a lovely copy with all 1st issue points in place. The Subtle Knife is a fine unread book in a fine dust wrapper. Signed to the title page by the Author with the addition of THE SUBTLE KNIFE above his name. The Amber Spyglass is a fine unread book in a fine dust wrapper. Signed by the Author to the title page. Also included is an official Amber Spyglass post card, that has NOT been signed by the author. A lovely set of books.
Seller: West Hull Rare Books - P.B.F.A., Hull, YORKS, United Kingdom
Price: US$4537.50 + shipping
Description: First UK editions, 3 vols, vol. I signed by the author on title; 8vo, (225 x 145 mm); text leaves slightly toned at extremities in vols I and II, minor glue (?) stain to title of vol. I, minor ink stain at lower edge of text block of vol. II (not affecting text); publisher's cloth, lettered in gilt, unclipped dust-jackets, slight creasing to dust-jacket of vol. I with spines of vols I and III slightly sunned, very good overall condition. misc23 First UK editions of Pullman's acclaimed fantasy trilogy, signed by the author on the title of The Northern Lights and complete with original dust-jackets. His Dark Materials charts the coming of age stories of Lyra and Will as they traverse a series of parallel universes. The individual books in the trilogy have won a number of awards, including the 1995 Carnegie Medal for Northern Lights and the 2001 Whitbread Book of the Year award for The Amber Spyglass. The trilogy has spawned a number of adaptations, including the National Theatre's two-part dramatisation (2003-2004), New Line Cinema's Hollywood film adaptation (2007), and, most recently, an HBO/BBC television series (2019-).
Seller: Shapero Rare Books, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$4890.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: The complete series in first edition/first impression in Fine to Very Fine condition in alike dust-jackets. All titles have been directly signed by Philip Pullman and show all required first impression points. Northern Lights (1995) with in first state dust-jacket with 'POINT' on the jacket spine, price of 12.99 on jacket and 7-9 Pratt Street on rear flap; Subtle Knife (1997) and The Amber Spyglass (2000) with complete printing number line. Complete with signed Alethiometer; The trilogy follows the coming of age of the two main characters, Lyra Belacqua and Will Parry, as they wander through a multiverse of parallel universes and move between many alternate worlds. Winner of numerous prizes, Northern Lights, won the Carnegie Medal for children's fiction in the UK in 1995, The Amber Spyglass won the 2001 Whitbread Book of the Year award. Pullman was awarded the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for children's and youth literature in 2005; 8vo; Signed by Author
Seller: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, U.S.A.
Pullman, Philip. Northern Lights. Scholastic Press, London, 1995.
Price: US$9500.00 + 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. His Dark Materials. Point / Scholastic Press - London, UK, 1995.
Price: US$10000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: London: Point / Scholastic Press, 1995-2000. First Edition. Hardcover: FINE. Dust Wrapper: FINE. A three volume set of 'His Dark Materials' comprising 'Northern Lights', 'The Subtle Knife', and 'The Amber Spyglass'. All three books are in FINE condition; Northern Lights has a very minor pushing to the top of the spine and modest toning; The Amber Spy Glass has a very small (1/4 ) impression on front board. Each of the dust wrappers is without flaws. A superb set, near perfect. Each of the three books have been Signed on the Title Page, without dedication, and each with a wonderful line written by Philip Pullman above his signature. Included with the set: A booklet, of Chapter 8 of The Amber Spy Glass - The Vodka' Chapter - Signed by Philip Pullman; A wonderful, fold-out booklet outlining the history and functionality of the Alethiometer, Signed by Philip Pullman; A sticker with the author s Daemon - a Raven - Signed by Philip Pullman; The National Theatre (NT) His Dark Materials promotional pamphlet; A publisher's promotional postcard for 'The Amber Spyglass'; A Dark Materials bookmark; and a ticket to the 2012 Cheltenham Literature Festival, featuring Philip Pullman. A unique set of accompanying ephemera. His Dark Materials Trilogy follows the coming of age of the two main characters, Lyra Belacqua and Will Parry, as they wander through a multiverse of parallel universes and move between many alternate worlds. Winner of numerous prizes, Northern Lights, won the Carnegie Medal for children's fiction in the UK in 1995, The Amber Spyglass won the 2001 Whitbread Book of the Year award. Pullman was awarded the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for children's and youth literature in 2005.
Seller: Bynx, LLC, Orlando, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$13500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Editions, First Printings of ALL three books "Northern Lights" "Subtle Knife" and "Amber Spyglass" Each book is SIGNED by Philip Pullman. All the books are TRUE FIRST EDITIONS with the ORIGINAL First Issue dustjackets with NO chips or tears. The books are in excellent condition and appear UNREAD. The bindings are tight with a hint of wear to the boards. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A fabulous set of ALL three books SIGNED by the author. We buy SIGNED Pullman First Editions.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.