THE BOOK OF DUST - VOLUME THREE: THE ROSE FIELD (First edition - first impression - near fine copy)

First impression of the true first edition, with the complete number-string sequence 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 on the printer's page. This is the standard trade edition. ***A near fine copy in dark-grey paper-covered boards, with gilt titles to the spine and decorated with gilt stardust decorations to the boards. The boards are clean and unmarked, and there are no bumps or creases - just slight creasing to the top and tail of the spine. Corners sharp. No reading lean to the binding and the page block is tight to the spine. Page block edges clean without foxing. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. No creases or tears. Paper stock clean. ***In a near fine colour illustrated dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of £25.00. The dustwrapper has no significant faults - bright and clean with no fading. Just some light creasing to the lower edge of the front inner flap. ***622 pages plus a single page of acknowledgements at the back of the book. 240mm x 160mm. ***'Tell me what's in the red building / in the desert of Karamakan. / The building the roses come from. / ---an opening into another world--- / The world where the roses come from? / ---they could come from nowhere else--- (Quote taken from the front board). ***'Lyra Silvertongue is far from her Oxford home, searchinf for her daemon, Pantalaimon, and the imagination he fears she has lost. Malcolm Polstead, the loyal unlikely hero of Lyra's past, has also journeyed across the world, in search of her.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***First impression of the true first trade edition. A near fine copy of the third volume in the Book of Dust trilogy. Even though only recently published, being a large book with a fairly insubstantial binding, copies in such nice condition are quite difficult to track down, especially in true first impression. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.