Handsomely bound in near-fine black cloth spine stamped brightly in gold; and black paper-covered boards. A near fine copy, very clean and tight throughout and signed by Philip Pullman on the title page. In a splendid pictorial dust jacket with the original price of $20.00 at the top of the inside front flap. A collector's copy. The Subtle Knife won Parents' Choice Gold Book Award; American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults; Booklist Editors' Choice; Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year; Horn Book Fanfare Honor Book; Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book; Book Links Best Book of the Year; and American Bookseller Pick of the Lists.Pullman has been praised as"an author who ranges across the spectrum of story-telling and engages the imagination of adults and children alike," noting his ability as "a wonderfully fluent storyteller".The Subtle Knife follows the events of The Golden Compass, introducing readers to broader questions of physics, philosophy, and destiny through the eyes of young Lyra as she travels across universes. Stated "First American Edition" with the complete number line on the copyright page.

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THE SUBTLE KNIFE ( Signed on the title page by Phlip Pullman) Superb First US edition of the second book in the Dark Materials trilogy

Publisher

Alfred A. Knopf, New York

Publication Date

1997

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Hardcover

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1st Edition.

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fantasy

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