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Lot 183

PULLMAN, Philip. [His Dark Materials trilogy:] The Golden C...

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PULLMAN, Philip. [His Dark Materials trilogy:] The Golden Compass. ?? The Subtle Knife. ?? The Amber Spyglass. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996?97, 2000. 3 volumes, 8vo. Publisher?s cloth; original unclipped dust jackets. FIRST AMERICAN EDITIONS of Pullman?s fantasy novels which is partly a reimagination of John Milton?s Paradise Lost that bases itself around Milton?s central theme of original sin. EACH VOLUME SIGNED BY PULLMAN ON THE TITLE PAGE. ?? [TOGETHER WITH:] The Golden Compass. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. Original pictorial wrappers. ADVANCED READING COPY of the first American edition (second printing) INSCRIBED BY PULLMAN. ?? [ALSO:] The Subtle Knife. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. Original printed wrappers. UNCORRECTED PROOF of the first American edition SIGNED BY PULLMAN. ?? Together, 5 works in 5 volumes, all 8vo, ALL SIGNED BY PULLMAN, condition generally fine.