Count Karlstein, or the Ride of the Demon Huntsman - rare UK proof copy of 1991 illustrated edition

Pullman, Philip

ISBN 10: 0385400489 / ISBN 13: 9780385400480

Published by Doubleday, 1991

About this Item

Paperback proof copy in very good condition. Spine not creased or cracked. Cover corners slightly softened. Scarce proof of the 1991 rewritten and lavishly illustrated edition (a format consistent with Pullman's advocacy of graphic novels) Language: eng Language: eng.

Seller Inventory # ABE-17113650849

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Count Karlstein, or the Ride of the Demon Huntsman - rare UK proof copy of 1991 illustrated edition
• Publisher: Doubleday
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0385400489
• ISBN 13: 9780385400480
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Philip Pullman
  • Children's Fiction

About this title

Synopsis

A scary story with picture asides, plot aids, bubble comments and jokes arranged around the text in comic-book style. Count Karlstein, the wicked lord of the castle, plans to feed his two young nieces to Zamiel the Demon Huntsman. Help is soon on the way, but will it arrive in time?

Review

Philip Pullman has won the Smarties Prize Gold Award, for "The Firework-Maker's Daughter", the Guardian Fiction Award, the Carnegie Medal for "Northern Lights" and the Whitbread Prize for "The Amber Spyglass". His other books include "The Ruby in the Smoke", "Clockwork", "I Was a Rat" and "Spring-Heeled Jack".