Signed & Numbered by Philip Pullman to the limitation page. This book is one of a limited edition of 400; the number is not known as the book & slipcase are still covered by the Publisher's shrinkwrap. The Book, Jacket & Slipcase are in As New condition. The unread book is guaranteed to be a 1st Edition, 1st Printing. The book is professionally wrapped and packed with great care with bubble wrap and placed in a special book box to ensure that the book arrives at your destination in perfect condition. Seller Inventory # 009684

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Title: THE GOOD MAN JESUS AND THE SCOUNDREL CHRIST ...

Publisher: Canongate, London

Publication Date: 2010

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New

Dust Jacket Condition: As New

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

Number 387 of a limited edition of 400 in total. SIGNED Limited edition Hardback copy with box / sleeve. Still in cellophane, only opened to confirm number of the 400 signed.

Review:

"A supreme storyteller . . . Pullman has done the story a service by reminding us of its extraordinary power to provoke and disturb." (Salley Vickers Telegraph)

"Striking and suggestive." (Boyd Tonkin Independent)

"Beautifully written, humane, memorable and resonant." (Philip Hensher)

"A fierce and beautiful book which . . . will move even those who disagree with it . . . Though he wears his scholarship lightly as befits a master storyteller, there is no doubt in my mind that Pullman has a complete grasp of the intricacies of the quest for the historical Jesus." (Richard Holloway Observer)

"Beautifully effective . . . Pullman's retelling of the central story in western civilisation provides a brilliant new interpretation that is also a thought-provoking reflection on the process of how stories come into existence and accrue their meanings." (Nick Rennison Sunday Times)

"It is a small gem or, given its explosive story and its exquisite artistry, a hand grenade made by Faberg�." (Brian Appleyard Sunday Times)

"The Gospel according to Pullman, precisely because it is so skilfully constructed, will prompt many readers to turn once more to consider whether or not they should accept the apparently bizarre testimony of the early Christian witnesses." (A.N Wilson Literary Review)

"Pullman's rebel scripture [is] striking and suggestive . . . Sets a rhetorical feast before critics of ecclesiastical pomp and pride. When this Jesus prays, prior to his betrayal in the garden of Gethsemane, he delivers a Dawkins-esque soliloquy. Not only does the anarchic prophet predict a future priesthood of hypocrites and persecutors who will "torture and kill" heretics and infidels. He even spots child-abuse scandals to come." (Boyd Tonkin Independent)

"Provokingly bold" (Boyd Tonkin Independent)

"Pullman has an extraordinary imagination . . .[and] there are moments of heart-rending personal drama." (Independent on Sunday)

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