Galatea by Pullman, Signed (11 results)

First edition. First American printing of the second book from Philip Pullman, a fantastical novel for adult audiences. Uncommon signed. 8vo, 287pp. Quarter white cloth stamped in gilt, yellow paper boards, illustrated jacket. Signed by Pullman on the title page. Spine slightly cocked, mild bumping to corners in near fine jacket with minimal wear.

Hardback. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine. First edition. First edition. Crown 8vo. Pp. 287, [1, blank]. Publisher's forest green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Jacket illustration by Linda Garland (priced £5.75 net to front flap). Published as part of Gollancz's New Fiction Society series. Signed by Author to title page, bearing the printed legend 'Everything is what it seems'. A tight, unread copy, without any 'give' to the textblock, which remains clean and bright, bar a minuscule reddish spot to the f.f.e.p. top edge, and upper book corners gently bumped. Complete dustwrapper creased in places from a too-tightly applied protective wrapper, faint foxing to verso panels (not visible to front), and publisher's New Fiction Society sticker to the foot of lightly faded spine. Author's scarce second novel, an allegorical adult fantasy. Martin Browning goes in search of his missing wife in a wild quest that takes him to South America and beyond. Kirkus Reviews in a prescient book review in March 1979 remarked that "Pullman is not without ideas or talent; both shine often enough through this grandiose muddle to make one wonder what he'll do next." Well, we all know what he did do next. His Dark Materials trilogy (1995-2000), now ranks him alongside J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis as one of the greatest children's and fantasy writers of all time. signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A fine first edition of Philip Pullman's scarce second novel, an adult fantasy, published when he was 32. Signed directly to the title page by the author in blue ink and with a line under the printed sentence "Everything is what it seems". Really fine book - green cloth and bright gilt lettering to spine; very light sunning to the spine of the dustwrapper and part of the front panel, as is usual with this book. No bumps, creases, marks, chips or tears. A very nice copy indeed and one which will attract interest from Philip Pullman's numerous worldwide collectors. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Linda Garland (illustrator). First Edition. A very fine signed first edition of Philip Pullmans rare second novel - writing with great visual imagination around the quotation 'Everything is what it seems' when in reality it is not. The book is notable for being the last adult novel written by the author and for the jacket photo showing how Pullman looked with a full head of hair in his early thirties. The very fine book is bound in green cloth boards with gold titles on the spine and appears to be unread. The dust wrapper with the price on the inside flap has no cuts or tears. The book and cover are in very fine condition apart from a very small patch of damp stain on the inside back cover, on the top right hand side, hidden by the dust wrapper and evidence of a small label removed from the top of the inside front cover. Galatea was signed by Pullman in his trade mark blue directly on the title page at a UK book festival with the printed quotation 'Everything is what it seems' underlined in blue also.The 287 page book is published by Gollancz in London as part of their Fantasy Collection. Clear removable archival film protects the dust wrapper. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. ++ SIGNED by Pullman to the Title Page ++. Author's first book. American edition. +++ SEE PHOTO +++ Mustard yellow boards with white cloth quarter binding and gold titles to the spine. Top of dj slightly creased. No remainder stamps, previous owner inscriptions and not price clipped. Interestingly the US version seems to be far less common than the UK version but perhaps that is not surprising as this was his first published book. Whilst Pullman has won the Carnegie Medal, the Guardian Children's F iction Award, the Smarties Prize and Children's Book of the Year at the British Book Awards it was only the final instalment of the His Dark Materials trilogy (which went on to win the prestigious Whitbred Prize, being the first Children's book ever to do so) that seems to have garnered Pullman the popular acclaim he undoubtedly deserves. genuine signature - can send photo of signing. Signed by Author(s).

Hard Cover. SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. 287, [1]. Publishers' forest green cloth with gilt titles to spine, in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket by Linda Garland. Upper board very slightly bruised to lower edge. Contents clean and bright, with Author's signature to title-page in blue ink, without dedication. Jacket lightly sunned to spine, with a few minor creases. A near fine copy in very good jacket. The Author's second novel, the story of Martin Browning who goes in search of his missing wife in a fantastic quest that takes him to South America by various byways. Scarce.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. London: Gollancz, 1978. First Edition. 287 pp. Hardcover: NEAR FINE. Dust Wrapper: NEAR FINE. Minor toning to text block. Wrapper is fresh and bright and shows only very minimal fading at the spine. SIGNED by the Author. A wonderful first edition of Philip Pullman's rare second novel. The book is notable for being the last adult novel written by the author. This is a true collectible copy of a very scarce book by the now famous author of the "Golden Compass" series. Signed by Author.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. [Fantasy] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.287; [1]. Publisher's green cloth, gilt titles to spine, dust-jacket designed by Linda Garland with printed price of £5.75 net. Signed by the author to the title page. Small bump to the top of the rear board, jacket spine a little sunned, else a fine copy. The author's second novel. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Neu. Dust Jacket Condition: Neu. 1. Auflage. 1. Galatea. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1979. First Edition, First Printing. A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper, signed by the author on the title page. Quite scarce and never reprinted. 2. Northern Lights. London: Scholastic Publications Ltd., 1995. First Edition, First Printing. Fine in a fine dustwrapper (as new) with all the first issue points (POINT on the spine, price of £12.99 on the front flap, 7-9 Prat Street on the rear flap, but without the ugly (and obviously later) Carnegie Medal sticker on front of the dustwrapper), signed by the author on the title page. 3. The Subtle Knife. London: Scholastic Publications Ltd., 1997. First Edition, First Printing. Fine in a fine dustwrapper (as new) with all the first issue points (the complete number line (2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1) on the copyright page), signed by the author on the title page. 4. The Amber Spyglass. London: David Fickling Books (an imprint of Scholastic), 2000. First Edition, First Printing. Fine in a fine dustwrapper (as new) with all the first issue points, together with the Alethiometer and the Scholastic Promotional Card ("The Story is Complete"), signed by the author on the title page ("Philip Pullman - Oxford"). 5. Lyra's Oxford. Oxford: David Fickling Books 2003. First Edition, First Printing. Fine in fine printed boards (as new), signed by the author on the title page. 6. Darkness Visible - Inside the World of Philip Pullman. Duxford: Wizard Books, 2003. Fine in fine original printed wrappers (as new), signed by both Nicholas Tucker and Philip Pullman on the title page. 7. Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials (stage adaptation by Nicholas Wright). London: Nick Hern Books, 2003. A fine copy in fine printed wrappers (as new), together with the original cast list and three other promotional cards, signed by both Nicholas Wright and Philip Pullman on the title page. 8. Once Upon a Time in the North. Oxford: David Fickling Books 2008. First Edition, First Printing. Fine in fine printed boards (as new), signed by the author on the title page. 9. Lyra's Oxford and Once Upon a Time in the North. Oxford: David Fickling Books 2009. First Edition thus, First Printing. Fine in fine printed boards and slipcase (as new), signed by both Pullman and John Lawrence (limited edition 364/1500) on a tipped in page. 10. À Outrance. Fyfield, Oxfordshire: Oak Tree Fine Press, 2009. First Edition, First Printing. As new. One of only 15 individually bound copies with a holograph passage of the text in the author's hand, together with six signed and limited prints as well as material pertaining to the exhibition of the 15 limited editions in Oxford. For this item we offer a choice between two bindings: Mark Cockram's "Claude" or Christopher Shaw's binding "Iorek Byrnison's Claw". More pictures and details on the production of the two bindings available upon request. 11. The Good Man Jesus And The Scoundrel Christ. Edinburgh: Canongate, 2010. First Edition, First Printing. Fine in a fine dustwrapper and slipcase (as new). No. 60 of 400 limited copies signed by the author. Please note that due to size and weight we will have to charge additional postage. Signatur des Verfassers.

First UK edition, signed and dated by the author on the title page. Galatea, a fantasy for adults, is Pullman's second novel, an allegorical fable about a man in search of his missing wife. After this work he moved his attention to writing for a younger audience, with his first children's book, Count Karlstein, published in 1982. Pullman began writing his famed His Dark Materials series in 1993. Octavo. Original dark green boards, spine lettered in gilt. With dust jacket. Dust jacket unclipped, a little rubbed, spine faded to yellow as often, minor creasing to head and foot: a fine copy in a very good jacket.

First UK edition, first impression, signed by the author. Galatea, a fantasy for adults, is Pullman's second novel. After this work he moved his attention to writing for a younger audience, with his first children's book, Count Karlstein, published in 1982. Pullman began writing his famed His Dark Materials series in 1993. Octavo. Original dark green boards, spine lettered in gilt. With dust jacket. Negligible rubbing to board edges, a near-fine copy, in the very good jacket, unclipped, spine faded to yellow.