Book #14660

Count Karlstein - 1st Edition/1st Printing

Philip Pullman

Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket
Edition: Revised Edition; First Printing
Publisher: London: Doubleday, 2002.
ISBN: 0385605110

Price: $185.63 save 20% $148.50

A most beautiful copy of the revised Doubleday edition/first printing in Very Fine condition in alike dustjacket, SIGNED by author Philip Pullman directly on the title page.

Set in a Swiss village in 1816, the story revolves around wicked Count Karlstein, his two wards and the nasty bargain Karlstein has struck with Zamiel, the Demon Huntsman, a supernatural being who annually haunts the local woods on All Souls' Eve. The novel is based on a play Pullman wrote and produced when he was a middle school teacher; 8vo; Signed by Author.

Author Bio

Philip Pullman

Philip Pullman (born October 19, 1946 in Norwich, England), British writer and best-selling author of His Dark Materials. In 2005, Pullman was honored with the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. In June 2007, he was awarded the “Carnegie of Carnegies” for The Golden Compass.

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