Click for full-size.
Lyra's Oxford
by Pullman, Philip
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New with no dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0385606990
- ISBN 13
- 9780385606998
- Seller
-
Carmarthen, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Oxford: David Fickling Books. As New with no dust jacket. 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0385606990 . As New. FIRST EDITION, FIRST Printing with the Correct Printers Key - 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. Bright Light Burgundy Red covers, black titling to spine and a colour illustrated onlay to the front cover. A few small storage scratches to the onlay - negligible. An outline map in black to rear cover. NO Inscriptions or marks. 49pp. An Excellent, Very Clean, Tight and Bright ' As NEW' copy - Looks Unread. . 1st Edition, 1st Printing with the correct Printers Key = 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 . "A short story from Philip Pullman, set in the Oxford of Lyra's world as described in Pullmans' 'His Dark Materials' trilogy. Includes a stylishly illustrated fold-out map and some lovely small b/w engravings all by John Lawrence". See Images ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .
Synopsis
Philip Pullman has won many distinguished prizes, including the Carnegie Medal for The Golden Compass (and the reader-voted "Carnegie of Carnegies" for the best children's book of the past seventy years); the Whitbread (now Costa) Book of the Year Award for The Amber Spyglass ; a Booker Prize long-list nomination ( The Amber Spyglass ); Parents' Choice Gold Awards ( The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass ); and the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, in honor of his body of work. In 2004, he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. Philip Pullman is the author of many books for young readers, including two volumes related to the His Dark Materials trilogy: Lyra's Oxford and Once Upon a Time in the North . He lives in Oxford, England. To learn more, please visit www.philip-pullman.com and www.hisdarkmaterials.com.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 120117
- Title
- Lyra's Oxford
- Author
- Pullman, Philip
- Illustrator
- Lawrence, John (engravings by)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0385606990
- ISBN 13
- 9780385606998
- Publisher
- David Fickling Books
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- 0385606990, Trilogy, Literature; Lyra's Oxford; Philip Pullman;, Children's Fiction; Young Adult Fiction; Fiction, Short Story; Fold Out Map Of Lyra's Oxford, Novel; Fantasy Mystery; John Lawrence; His Dark Materials Trilogy; , Woodblocks; Woo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated; Fiction; Sci-Fi/Fantasy;
Terms of Sale
Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
Payment: 94 St Catherine Street, Carmarthen, SA31 1RF, UK Tel:+ 44(0)1267235462 The cost of books are given in sterling. The cost of books are given in sterling. Payments to me direct may be via PayPal or CC via PayPal (you do NOT have to have a Paypal account to pay by Credit Card) ; By Paypal (Official PP Invoice sent on request): Personal (Sterling) Cheque or Bank Transfer (UK/Europe ONLY), or Cash (Sterling only). Orders usually ship within 2 business days. Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required. All items posted by Airmail Overseas or by Standard (Second class post) in the UK unless requested otherwise. We will post abroad by whatever method you request but the standard is by Airmail. Proof of posting certificates are obtained for all books posted. Postal delivery times are ESTIMATES not Guarantees!. Parcels are NOT "Tracked" - We provide PROOF OF POSTING, NOT PROOF OF DELIVERY. All postings are insured. We normally post twice/three times weekly, although we can provide a speedier service for an extra cost. Tracking is also available at an extra cost, please enquire, but these charges will be considerably higher than our advertised rates. If unhappy with a purchase, a full refund will be given if returned within 14 days, in the same condition that it left us.
About the Seller
Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
Biblio member since 2006
Carmarthen
Ask Seller a Question
About Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
Retired Member of the P.B.F.A, and the WBA. In business for 42+ years to date, mainly working from home nowadays, and formerly exhibiting at Major London Book Fairs, and some Provincial ones within reach of the M4! View by Appointment ONLY Please, as I may be unavailable on the day you call. Happy to see customers but they have to be able to squeeze through the book aisles/piles! Unfortunately no wheelchair access. Currently only working part-time.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
Collect modern first editions
Biblio is showcasing the top book published every year starting in 1919. See if your favorite modern first edition made the list! Check out our collecting first editions by the year.
Collecting Nebula Award Winners of the 1980s
The Nebula Award has been awarded to stories in the Science Fiction and Fantasy genre every year since 1966. Learn about the winners of the 1980s!
