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Philip Pullman | First Editions
1946
Philip Pullman CBE, FRSL (born 19 October 1946) is the author of several best-selling books, most notably the award-winning fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials and the fictionalised biography of Jesus, The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ. In 2008, The Times named Pullman one of the "50 greatest British writers since 1945", alongside writers such as George Orwell, Roald Dahl, and Ian Fleming.
In addition to a highly successful literary career, Pullman has been a vocal campaigner against the age and gender labelling of children's books. In 2008, Pullman led a movement opposing the introduction of age bands on the covers of children’s books. More than 1,200 authors, booksellers, illustrators, librarians and teachers joined the campaign. Pullman’s own publisher, Scholastic, agreed to his request not to put the age bands on his book covers. 6 years later, Pullman publicly supported the "Let Books Be Books" campaign, which opposed children’s books from being labelled as ‘for girls’ or ‘for boys’. He was praised for his statement, "No publisher should announce on the cover of any book the sort of readers the book would prefer. Let the readers decide for themselves".
See below our stock of Philip Pullman First Editions, fine bindings, sets and other collectible material.
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Puss in Boots. The Adventures of That Most Enterprising Feline.
London: Doubleday, 2000. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED by Pullman. Slim Quarto (30 x 26cm). Illustrated throughout. Publisher's pictorial boards in matching dustjacket, pictorial endpapers. A fine copy. More
Clockwork, or All Wound Up.
London, Doubleday. 1996. First Edition, 8vo. Publisher's brightly coloured boards and grey pictorial endpapers. Several black and white illustrations throughout the text by Peter Bailey. A little handled; near fine. More
Paradise Lost. An Illustrated Edition with an introduction by Philip Pullman.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED by Pullman. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.374. Text printed in red and black. Reproduction plates of twelve engravings from the first illustrated edition. A fine copy in a fine, unfaded and unclipped dust-jacket. Signed by the author in blue ink to the... More
The Scarecrow and his Servant. Illustrated by Peter Bailey.
London: Doubleday, 2004. [Fantasy adventure] Signed First Edition. Octavo (22 x 16cm), pp.230; [2], blank. Publisher's dark green cloth, titles in gilt to spine, light blue endpapers, pictorial dust-jacket with delightful all-over design. Signed by Philip Pullman upon publication and carefully warehoused by ourselves since then. A fine, as-new copy. More
Lyra's Oxford.
London: David Fickling Books, 2003. [Fantasy] Signed First Edition. Small octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.55. Publisher's red cloth boards, paper label to front board, as issued; grey endpapers, with fold-out map. Signed by Philip Pullman upon publication and carefully warehoused by ourselves since then. Absolutely fine. 'Lyra's Oxford' is the... More
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His Dark Materials [Book 1]: The Golden Compass
New York, Alfred A. Knopf. 1995. FIRST US EDITION. First in the trilogy. A fine copy in the original dustwrapper, priced $20. Not remaindered and with no inscriptions or clipping. A lovely copy of the rarest title in the acclaimed, epic fantasy. More
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His Dark Materials [Tenth Anniversary SIGNED set]. Northern Lights [Golden Compass]. The Subtle Knife. The Amber Spyglass.
London: Scholastic Press, 2005. [Children's Literature]. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION SET. Three volumes, octavo (21 x 17cm). Each volume one of 1000 copies signed and numbered by the author. Hardbacks with dust-jackets, housed in matching slipcases. All fine as-new copies in their original shrink-wrap. A special new edition celebrating the 10th... More
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His Dark Materials. Northern Lights. [Golden Compass]. The Subtle Knife. The Amber Spyglass.
London: Scholastic Press, 2001. FIRST EDITION of the complete award-winning trilogy in one volume. Large octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.1016. Complete with the rare loose 'Acknowledgement' insert, SIGNED by the author: a printed letter from the author intended to be included with every copy of the book but in actuality... More
His Dark Materials: The Amber Spyglass.
London: Scholastic Press, 2000. SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.548; [2], acknowledgements. Black cloth in illustrated wrapper. Signed by the author in blue ink to title page. A fine, unread copy. The final volume in the highly acclaimed, award-winning His Dark Material Trilogy. More
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His Dark Materials; 1. Northern Lights [Golden Compass] 2. The Subtle Knife 3. The Amber Spyglass.
London: Scholastic Press, 1995-2000. ALL FIRST EDITIONS. First issue of first title, the remaining two books not being subject to issue points. First title with neat production crease to two leaves [pp.183-5], one of which also appears to be a cancel, spine a little sunned, other books and jackets fine..... More
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His Dark Materials; 1. Northern Lights [Golden Compass] 2. The Subtle Knife 3. The Amber Spyglass (and Alethiometer pamphlet) 4. Lyra's Oxford. 5. Once Upon a Time In The North.
London: Point / Scholastic Press, 1995-2008. [Epic Fantasy] Five volumes. ALL FIRST EDITIONS, each volume SIGNED by the author to the title page. First issue of first title with £12.99 price and Pratt Street address to jacket flaps, the remaining books not being subject to issue points. The third title... More
The Subtle Knife.
London: Scholastic, 1997. SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo. Bound in publisher's green cloth with the subtle knife emblazoned in gilt to front board; in a pictorial dustjacket. Signed by the author to the title page. Lightly used, with minimal signs of wear. Gift inscription to flyleaf. A clean, bright copy of... More
The Subtle Knife.
New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. SIGNED FIRST US EDITION. Octavo, pp.[14], 326 [12]. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to title page. In publisher's blue quarter cloth with blue paper-covered boards. With original pictorial dust-jacket. One red dot to top edge; a near-fine copy. More
The Tiger in the Well.
London: Viking, 1991. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED on title page. Publisher's hardback cloth binding in pictorial dustjacket. A lovely, crisp, fine copy in like dust wrapper. More
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The Golden Compass [His Dark Materials 1].
New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. SIGNED FIRST US EDITION. Octavo. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to title page. Publisher's quarter blue cloth with gilt titles to spine and blue paper over boards. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Eric Rohmann. Unread copy with usual (small) red deletion... More
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