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PULLMAN**, PHILIP: : The Amber Spyglass - His Dark Materials III. [TENTH ANNIVERSARY 1995-2005.]

LONDON.SCHOLASTIC UK LTD,,2005.

ISBN 0439954630.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[This,the 10th Anniversary edn of the original trilogy, 'His Dark Materials',the first title 'Northern Lights' being published in 1995.Book's size varies from the UK,true 1st edn,being slightly smaller,thicker and squatter.Approx size: 8" tall x 6.1/4" wide and 2" thick.1st edition thus,with a complete number line,2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1. A publisher's removable,black circular adhesive label with white lettering (advising new contents) towards top,right- hand corner of upper,front panel of dw/dj.] FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn,no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,shiny,orange gilt background,colour pictorial (non-credited) artwork illustrated dw/dj - similar,but not identical design as UK original 1st edn,with white,orange,white and gilt lettering; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present. Almost imperceptible,but minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing to head of spine/backstrip of dw/dj only.Top,bottom and fore-edges bright and clean with no ageing/tonning,no dust-soiling,nor any foxing/spotting,no off-set foxing to endpapers,no cocking; contents bright,tight and pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread example? Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original plain orange cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip,brown+gilt headband,and immaculate orange+white artwork by Ian Beck, illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus,1-526pp [paginated] includes 38 chapters each with a b/w line woodcut illustration chapter headpiece (by Philip Pullman?),and now includes a new and added,unpaginated appendix (material+ illustration by Ian Beck)- papers by 'Mary Malone' from secret archive of the Magisterium Files - and the handwriting by Julie Trevellard.Plus [unpaginated],half- title+title pages,poetry extracts,trilogy resume,contents list/table,2pp blanks,with another 2pp blanks before the unpaginated appendix,another 2pp blanks before acknowledgements and 6pp blanks to rear. Author's 2nd novel in the acclaimed 'His Dark Materials' trilogy started with 'The Northern Lights', continued with 'The Subtle Knife' (see rja372910) and finished with this title,'The Amber Spyglass' - see rja26117,rja373010 (both UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, 1st edns) and rja460713 (UK,author SIGNED p/back 1st edn). The first children's book ever,to be nominated for the Booker Prize,and to win the Whitbread Prize.A fabulous example of this elusive collectable. Please contact seller,because of the weight and value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US AIRMAIL to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.
Not SIGNED.

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