SKU: B-000754

The Subtle Knife

Author: Philip Pullman

Special Features: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Inscribed

Condition: In good condition. Dust jacket has a few small white spots. Inner cover page has a sticker. Some page have lines down the page. Some rare minor page edge foxing.

Fantasy Children’s Books Young Adult

Young Adults Fantasy Literature His Dark Materials Philip Pullman The Subtle Knife

Philip Pullman’s second volume in His Dark Materials, The Subtle Knife, opens a portal between worlds for young explorer Will Parry and fearless Lyra Belacqua. Their pulse-racing fantasy quest across parallel universes cements this 1997 novel as a modern classic of young-adult and adult speculative fiction.

This collectible hardback is a scarce first U.S. edition from Alfred A. Knopf, complete with its original dust jacket. The book is warmly inscribed—though not signed by Pullman—adding a personal touch for readers and completists alike.

Condition is gently used and well-kept: pages turn freely, the binding is tight, and only faint foxing dots a few edges. The jacket shows a couple of small white marks, and there is a tidy sticker remnant on the front pastedown; a few pages carry light vertical lines, none obscuring text.

Ideal for fans seeking a reading copy that doubles as a shelf-worthy first edition of Pullman’s celebrated fantasy series.

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