Pullman, Philip: Golden Compass HB/DJ 1st
Knopf NY, 1995/6. A superb copy of the first American edition. This book is a beautiful collectible copy. Get it now before the movie (Dec/2007 with Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig and more) makes these very expensive hot items.
The small white spot on the cover above the word 'The' is a glare on the mylar cover. The jacket does not have this mark; it is beautiful.
The Golden Compass is an NFn/Fn book in an NFn/Fn unclipped jacket. There is neither writing nor marks in the book.
This is a true first thus edition, the book states “10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 // First Edition”.
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DEFINITIONS
“First” thus refers to the first printing of a new edition of a book.
ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) means this was a limited edition paperback (usually paperback) copy of a soon to be released hard back book.
MINI GRADING GUIDE Because hobbies have different words for describing condition, I'd like to tell you how I grade the types of collectibles I sell.
Books are graded with the ABA standard in mind. That means books range from G (good) to F or Fn (Fine).
I don't use a VFN or any form of Mint to describe a book.
A book that is NF (near fine) can also be thought of as almost new.
A full list of typical conditions range from: G, VG, VG+, VG+/NF, NF, to FN
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