"There are perhaps no days of our childhood we lived so fully as those we spent with a favourite book."
— Marcel Proust
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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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
The Scarecrow and his Servant.
London: Doubleday, 2004. [Children's Illustrated] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 16cm), pp.[8] 230 [2]. With frequent in-text line drawings by Bailey, somewhat in the style of Ardizzone. INSCRIBED by the author in blue ink to title page: 'Greetings to Oliver — | Philip Pullman.' Publisher's green cloth with gilt..... More
Puss in Boots. The Adventures of That Most Enterprising Feline.
London: Doubleday, 2000. SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Slim Quarto (30 x 26cm). SIGNED by the author. Illustrated throughout by Ian Beck. Publisher's pictorial boards in matching dust-jacket, pictorial endpapers. A fine/as new copy. More
Lyra's Oxford.
London: David Fickling Books, 2003. [Fantasy] First Edition. Small octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.55. Publisher's lighter red cloth boards, paper title label to front board, and larger price label to rear, as issued. Grey endpapers, with fold-out map. Bought on publication and carefully warehoused by ourselves since then. A fine..... More
Lyra's Oxford.
London: David Fickling Books, 2003. [Fantasy] FIRst Edition, Signed by the Illustrator in black ink to the title page. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.55.. Publisher's red cloth boards, titles in black to spine, paper title label to upper board. Grey endpapers, with fold-out map. Contents clean, covers handled, spine rubbed..... More
Northern Lights. Twentieth Anniversary Edition.
London: Scholastic Children's Books, 2014. [Children's classic] SIGNED by the illustrator. Twentieth anniversary edition, second printing. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.1016. Publisher's white cloth hardcovers, pale blue endpapers, pictorial dust-jacket showing the Alethiometer. With autograph of John Lawrence in black ink to the half-title. A fine, unread copy... More
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Once Upon A Time In the North [His Dark Materials / Golden Compass].
London: David Fickling Books, 2008. [Fantasy] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Small octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.[10] 96 [8]. Number 1235 of just 1500 copies signed by both Pullman and Lawrence to an inserted limitation page to preliminaries. With illustrations by Lawrence. Publisher's blue cloth, with 'Peril in the Pole' map plus..... More
The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage.
London: David Fickling, 2017. [Young Adult Fantasy] FIRST EDITION, Special Waterstones Edition. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.546. Publisher's gilt and silver decorated blue cloth, Oxford skyline endpapers. Publisher's price sticker to rear board. Fine. Pullman returns to the world of the His Dark Materials trilogy and the turbulent life of..... More
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À Outrance [His Dark Materials].
Fyfield, Oxfordshire: Oak Tree Fine Press, 2009. [Epic fantasy] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION, with signed illustrations and two-line manuscript quote. Copy no.41 of 65. Small folio (34 x 25cm), pp.43; [1], blank; [1], Imprint; [3], blank. Typeset in Caslon, text and engravings printed by Hand and Eye Letterpress, London. Three wood..... More
Count Karlstein, or, the Ride of the Demon Huntsman. Illustrations By Diana Bryan.
London, Doubleday, 2002. [Gothic Fantasy] SIGNED FIRST PRINTING thus; originally published in 1982, this edition is newly illustrated. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Publisher's cloth, fine, in very lightly edge-worn wrapper. Probably read once. By the prize-winning author of 'His Dark Materials' trilogy. Author's signature to the title page in blue..... More
Galatea. A Novel.
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1978. [Fantasy] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.287; [1]. publisher's green cloth, gilt titles to spine, dust-jacket designed by Linda Garland with printed price of £5.75 net. Signed by the author to the title page. Small bump to the top of the rear board..... 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. [Fantasy 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. As-new copies, each volume in the original shrink-wrap. Fine. A special edition celebrating the 10th..... More
His Dark Materials: The Amber Spyglass.
no place, 2000. [Children's literature] SIGNED PROMO. Printed paper flyer for The Amber Spyglass pasted to a composite card Scholastic promotional plaque signed and dated by Philip Pullman. Overall size 42 x 30cm. Very light bumping to edges and general wear but essentially fine. A promotional item to celebrate the..... More
His Dark Materials: The Amber Spyglass.
London: Scholastic Press, 2000. [Fantasy] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.548; [2], acknowledgements. Black cloth in illustrated wrapper. Publisher's orange-coloured 'His Dark Materials' bookplate to flyleaf, signed by the author in blue ink. A fine / as new copy, carefully dark stored by ourselves since publication. The final..... 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. 3 volumes, octavos. Publisher's cloth in original pictorial dust-jackets. The set housed in a custom felt lined slipcase. A fine set. Lyra's quest weaves fantasy, horror and the play of ideas into a truly great contemporary children's book. 'Northern Lights' was listed in..... More
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His Dark Materials; 1. Northern Lights [Golden Compass] 2. The Subtle Knife 3. The Amber Spyglass.
London: Point, David Fickling and 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..... More
Sally Lockhart Trilogy: The Ruby In The Smoke, The Shadow in the Plate and The Tiger in the Well.
Oxford University Press and Viking Books 1985, 1986, 1991. [Children's Literature] COMPLETE FIRST EDITIONS. Three volumes, octavos (23 x 15 x 8cm), the first being SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Publisher's hardcovers in illustrated jackets. Autograph of Philip Pullman in blue ink to title page of the first volume. Some expected..... More
The Art of Darkness. Staging The Philip Pullman Trilogy
London: National Theatre, 2003. [Theatre] FIRST (and only) PRINTING, documenting how the 'His Dark Materials' trilogy was adapted for the acclaimed National Theatre stage production. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.120. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. A fine, unread copy SIGNED by PHILIP PULLMAN AND ROBERT BUTLER. The first..... More
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