The Golden Compass-Philip Pullman-SIGNED!-TRUE First U.S. Edition w/ Org DJ-RARE

Description: Up for sale is a Very Rare, SIGNED, TRUE First American Edition/First Printing of The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman.His Dark Materials: Book One. The FIRST volume in his critically acclaimed, incredibly popular Northern Lights trilogy!! SIGNED, TRUE First American Editions of this Modern Day Masterpiece are Scarce and Becoming Increasingly Hard to Find!! ALL First Edition Points Present!! Hardcover with its original, First State dust jacket, NOT price-clipped! Original price of $20.00. Published by Alfred A. Knopf: New York, 1996. Boldly SIGNED on the title page by the great Philip Pullman!NOT inscribed to anyone, simply SIGNED by the celebrated author! A TRUE First American Edition/First Printing/First State with ALL First Edition Points present! Please remember this is the First AMERICAN Edition, NOT the the U.K. First. This rare treasure has some clearly visible wear, but is still in Highly Desirable, Highly Collectible condition!The wear, however, should be carefully examined/considered BEFORE buying. The book appears gently read and has no internal writing, no foxing, no remainder marks, no missing pages and is NOT Ex-Libris or a BCE. The binding is holding tight and the pages are still surprisingly crisp and clean! Some general/shelf wear along with creases/wear to the spine/corners/cloth boards and creases/marks/wear to the pages, NOT affecting the text!Please note the wear to the pages, particularly noticeable on certain pages.All of the wear previously mentioned is clearly visible and should be carefully examined/considered. The original, First State dust jacket is fully intact and NOT price-clipped! Some general/shelf wear along with creases, scuffing, scratches and marks.Please note the wear on the spine, at the corners and near/along the edges.The wear, particularly near/along the edges, is clearly visible and should be carefully examined/considered. We tend to grade the condition of our books rather harshly and took into consideration any and all wear when determining the value of this rare book.We purposely and closely photographed what we consider to be the most obvious and egregious wear.Once again, we want to reiterate that the wear to both the book and the dust jacket is clearly visible!All of the wear should be carefully examined/considered BEFORE buying. Numerous photographs from various angles were taken for your consideration/inspection. Please closely and carefully view ALL the pictures for further clarification!! Payment must be received within three days or the book will be re-listed. Please feel free to contact us with any and all questions. We are very proud of our 100% positive feedback/ranking and offer an easy, no questions asked return policy so you can buy with confidence! Thank you!!

Price: 299.99 USD

Location: Thousand Oaks, California

End Time: 2025-01-13T20:44:50.000Z

Shipping Cost: 6 USD