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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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The Art of Darkness: Staging The Philip Pullman Trilogy.
London: National Theatre, 2003. [Theatre] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.120. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. SIGNED by both Butler and Pullman in blue ink to title page. Publisher's black soft covers, priced at £12.99. A fine, as-new copy. All about how the 'His Dark Materials'..... More
Paradise Lost. An Illustrated Edition with an introduction by Philip Pullman.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005. [Literature] SIGNED FIRST EDITION THUS. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[6] 374 [4]. SIGNED by Pullman in blue ink to title page.Text printed in red and black. With facsimile plates of twelve engravings from the first illustrated edition. Publisher's black cloth, with gilt titles to spine..... 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, carefully warehoused ny ourselves since publication. More
Lyra's Oxford.
London: David Fickling Books, 2003. [Fantasy] FIRst Edition. 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. A touch of light wear to cloth. A crisp, near fine copy. 'Lyra's Oxford' is the accompanying..... More
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The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage [and] The Secret Commonwealth.
Oxford and London: David Fickling Books in association with Penguin Books, 2017. [Fantasy Fiction] FIRST EDITIONS. Two volumes. Octavo (16 x 25cm), pp.[10] 545 [4]; pp.[12] 686 [6]. Vignette chapter head pieces by Chris Wormell. Publisher's black cloth with gilt lettering to spine, and gilt speckling to boards. Blue and..... More
The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage.
London: David Fickling Books, 2017. [Young Adult Fantasy] SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR, third printing thus. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.546. Publisher's gilt and silver decorated black cloth, with wave-decorated endpapers. With the illustrated dust-jacket, priced at £20.00. A fine copy. Pullman returns to the world of the His Dark Materials..... 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 near fine wrapper. By the prize-winning author of 'His Dark Materials' trilogy. Author's signature to the title page in blue ink. Pullman's first..... 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 unopened in the original shrink-wrap. A special 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. [Classic Fantasy] SIGNED FIRST EDITION of the complete award-winning trilogy in one volume, first impression. Large octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.1016. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to title page. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine, yellow ribbon marker and original pictorial dust..... More
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His Dark Materials; 1. Northern Lights [Golden Compass] 2. The Subtle Knife 3. The Amber Spyglass.
London: Point / Scholastic Press / David Fickling, 1995-2000. [Modern literature] ALL FIRST EDITIONS, with publisher's SIGNED bookplate loosely inserted in first book. 3 volumes, octavos (23 x 14 x 12cm), pp.[8] 399 [9], pp.[8] 341 [3], pp.[8] 550 [2]. Publisher's cloth in original pictorial dust-jackets, all being the correct..... 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
![Item #49109 The Shadow in the Plate [The Shadow in the North]. Philip PULLMAN, born 1946](https://harringtonbooks-co-uk.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/49109.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1614440283)
The Shadow in the Plate [The Shadow in the North].
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1986. FIRST EDITION. Octavo. pp. 236. Publisher's blue cloth, lettered in silver, in pictorial dust-jacket designed by Barrie Thorpe. Large water stain to upper board and front cover of jacket, not immediately visible. Very good overall. Sequel to 'The Ruby in the Smoke' (1985), and later..... More
Stage Premiere of His Dark Materials: Parts One and Two [How To Read The Alethiometer].
London: The National Theatre, 2003. [Theatre Programme] ORIGINAL PROGRAMME, BOOKMARK AND SIGNED BOOKLET. Octavo (24 x 14cm), pp.[80]. Including interviews with both Wright and Pullman about the creation of the play, and profiles of the cast. Also including the rare fold-out booklet 'How to Read the Alethiometer,' loosely inserted. Publisher's..... More
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