THE GOLDEN COMPASS. His Dark Materials. Book One
New York: Knopf, (1995). First trade edition. Hardcover. Lyra Belacqua is content to run wild among the scholars of Jordan College, with her demon familiar, Pantalaimon, always by her side. When her uncle, Lord Asriel, returns from the North with tales of mystery and danger, it seems to have little to do with her, even the rumor of the severed child. But his visit sets off a chain of events that draws Lyra into the heart of a terrible struggle, a struggle that involves scientists performing hideous experiments on children, alliances with gyptians and witch clans, battles with trained mercenaries, and armored bears. A masterwork of fantasy and storytelling that heralds the arrival of a classic. A very good copy in a very good price-clipped jacket. Item #14771
ISBN: 0679879242
Price: $50.00