Count Karlstein by Philip Pullman, First Edition, Signed (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Signed by Philip Pullman directly to Title page. First Edition/First printing published by Doubleday, London. 2002. Near Fine clean and bright condition with slight sunning to page edges. Dustjacket not price clipped & protected in archive cover. Signed by Author(s).

First Corgi Yearling edition of Pullman's first children's novel. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated. Inscribed by the author on the title page, "Greetings to Eileen - Philip Pullman." Cover illustration by Peter Bailey. Illustrations by Patrice Aggs. In near fine condition. Set in the fictional Swiss village of Karlstein in 1816, Philip Pullman's first children's book tells the tale of the evil Count Karlstein and his deal with Zamiel, the Demon Huntsman. "[An] ingeniously-designed comic-cum-novel, a gothic pastiche that can be read as simple fun or as a literary lesson" - Guardian.

Hard Cover/Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A deliciously terrifying and wickedly funny gothic tale. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Fine. First (1st) Edition. SIGNED by Philip Pullman . Book is Unread . Front/Back: New . Spine: New . Printing: 13579108642 . NOT price-clipped . Year: 2002. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. COUNT KARLSTEIN written by PHILIP PULLMAN . 1ST EDITION, 1ST PRINT of the 2002 edition. . SIGNED & DATED BY AUTHOR TO TITLE PAGE AT ONLY OFFICIAL PUBLICATION EVENT FOR THIS BOOK IN BANBURY. DATED 16/11/02. Book in FINE/FINE condition. Signed by Author(s).

[Gothic Fantasy] SIGNED FIRST PRINTING thus; originally published in 1982, this edition is newly illustrated. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Publisher's cloth, fine, in very near fine wrapper. By the prize-winning author of 'His Dark Materials' trilogy. Author's signature to the title page in blue ink. Pullman's first children's adventure, presented here with new illustrations. The novel is set in the fictional Swiss village of Karlstein in 1816, where the evil Count has struck a deal with Zamiel, the Demon Huntsman, who terrorises the townsfolk. In order to secure wealth, Karlstein has agreed to sacrifice his two young nieces, on All Soul's Eve, ten years hence.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Philip Pullman - Count Karlstein - First U.S. hardback printing - Knopf 1998. > Fine jacket priced $17. > Near fine boards - creased top / bottom of spine - very bright and clean - sharp corners - small red remainder dot bottom page block as seems normal with this title. > Contents very fine - no previous owner names or inscriptions . > Signed by author on title page. > Quite hard to find in signed format. > Nice copy.p. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. This is a genuine first edition, first printing of Pullman's first novel for children. "Published by" on copyright page has no mention of being a later edition -- thus meeting the requirement for identification of this 1982 publication. There are two stamps in the book: the first, on the first end-paper, indicates this copy was submitted to the US Library of Congress but was listed as a "surplus duplicate". The second stamp is to the half title page identifying the shop where it was subsequently sold in South Carolina, USA. There are traces of usage within the pages, most notably very small stains on pages 4,51 and 85. There's a manufacturing fault to rear paste-down -- a crimp at bottom. Light foxing to edges of page block. Boards are in great shape with nice sharp corners and no edge wear. The dust jacket is bright and sharp edged with only traces of shelf wear. Appears new at first look. There is very light foxing to jacket's entirety as seen on underside. The flaps, too, have some foxing. Despite these flaws, this is a good looking book and a genuine first printing of a very scarce title! A SIGNED title page is laid into the book. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. The First UK printing published by Chatto & Windus, London in 1982. The BOOK is in near Fine condition with very light pushing at the spine tips. Free from inscriptions and erasures. The WRAPPER is complete and is in near Fine condition. The wrapper is protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. The book has been signed (without dedication) by the Author on the title page. A ticket for the signing event accompanies this title as provenance. One of the rarest of Philip Pullman titles with most copies ending up in libraries and not to be confused with the re-issue of this book in 1991 by Doubleday. A sharp copy. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact. Signed by Author(s).