"Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it."
— P.J. O'Rourke
The Ruby In The Smoke.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1985. [Children's Mystery] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[6] 200 [2]. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to the title page. Publisher's red cloth with silver titles to spine. With the dust-jacket, priced at £6.95. Heavily browned, as usual, otherwise internally clean. A touch of minor wear and sunning to jacket spine. Near fine. The first instalment in Pullman's 'Sally Lockhart' trilogy, followed by 'The Shadow in The North' and 'The Tiger in the Well'. A tale of high adventure and intrigue set in a remarkably detailed and accurate Victorian London. Item #74351
Price: £450.00
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