ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE NORTH by PULLMAN, Philip; illustrated by LAWRENCE, John:

Oxford: David Fickling Books. 2008. First edition. First edition. Signed Limited Edition. Publisher's original blue cloth with titles in white to the lower board and spine, illustrated title label printed in green, pink and black to the upper board, in slipcase. Illustrated with engravings by John Lawrence throughout the text. 'Peril to the Pole' game and two wind compass and counter sheets in a pocket to the rear, as issued. An excellent very near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth a touch faded to the spine otherwise clean and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without previous owner's marks. Complete with the lightly rubbed, structurally sound slipcase. Issued in a limited edition of 1500 copies, this being numbered 1075 and signed by Philip Pullman and John Lawrence to the tipped in limitation page. This wondefully illustrated novella serves as a prequel to Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.