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Octavos/Twelvemos, 5 Volumes. In Near Fine to Good minus condition with Near Fine to Very Good condition dust jackets. All five volumes signed by Pullman. Volume 1 has a dark purple spine with white and light yellow lettering. Volume 2 has a green spine with white and light yellow lettering. Volume 3 has an orange spine with white and light yellow lettering. Volume 4 has a red cloth spine with black lettering. Volume 5 has a navy blue cloth spine with dark grey lettering. Only Volumes 1, 2, and 3 have dust jackets. Dust jackets are wrapped in mylar coverings, Volume 1 has mild wear along the head and tail edges and mild shelving wear, Volume 2 has mild wear along the spine head edge. Boards of Volume 1 have mild shelving wear, are lightly tilted, have stains on the front and rear boards, mild wear along the edges, denting along the tail fore corners, bending wear along the spine, and moderate wear along the spine head and tail edges. Volume 4 has an ISBN pricing sticker adhesively attached to the rear board. Volume 5 has a gilted "A Brand New Story." sticker adhesively attached to the front board and an ISBN pricing sticker on the rear board. Textblock of Volume 1 has a tear along the tail edge of page 183/184, splitting to gutter from title page to rear end-page, mild adhesive wear and staining on the title page from the signed bookplate on the copyright page, mild age-toning along the head and fore edges, and mild wear along the fore edge. Volume 4 contains a map attached to page 16 and several engravings. Volume 5 contains several engravings, a loose page of "Wind Compass" punchouts, and a loose "Peril of the Pole" poster both contained in a pocket on the rear pastedown. Signed flat by Philip Pullman in Volume 1 on a bookplate adhesively attached to the copyright page, and in Volumes 2, 3, 4, and 5 on the title page. CONTENTS: Vol. 1, "Northern Lights", 399 pages - Vol. 2, "The Subtle Knife", 341 pages - Vol. 3, "The Amber Spyglass", 548 pages - Vol. 4, "Lyra's Oxford", 49 pages - Vol. 5, "Once Upon a Time in the North", 96 pages. JW consignment. Shelved case 8. 'His Dark Materials' was originally published as a 3-volume trilogy consisting of 'Northern Lights' 'The Subtle Knife' and 'The Amber Spyglass', and first published from 1995-2000. The series itself, while marketed as a young-adult series, was written with no particular audience in mind, with elements of fantasy and science-fiction coming together in a tale which explores physics, philosophy, and theology. Outside of the pages, the series is known for Philip Pullman's statement that it is meant to commend humanity for what the poet John Milton coined "original sin" in his work 'Paradise Lost'. This and references to the Catholic church among other religious institutions has earned the series some controversy for "criticizing religion". "Lyra's Oxford" and "Once Upon a Time in the North" are both novellas meant to expand on the world of "His Dark Materials". "Lyra's Oxford" takes place two years after "The Amber Spyglass", when Lyra is 15 years old, and contains a variety of ephemera meant to be from the world. "Once Upon a Time in the North" is a prequel book written to show the first meeting between Iorek Byrnison and Lee Scoresby, two major characters and companions of Lyra throughout the original trilogy. Both novellas received glowing reviews upon release, and have since become core parts of the overall series. 1384525. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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