Galatea by Pullman Philip (20 items)

E.P. Dutton, 1979. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo. Dark yellow paper boards with cream cloth backstrip and gilt lettering on spine; pictorial dust jacket. Two stains on top edge of text block that show on top edge of pages but do not interfere with text; stain on top edge and down several inches of front board; light scuff/stain on back board; mild edge wear on boards. Jacket has mild edge wear and more pronounced edge wear / closed tears / chipping near head of jacket spine; two small stains on top edge of back jacket flap. Now in protective mylar. Jacket not price clipped, binding tight, text clean and unmarked. Still an good collectible copy.

NY: Dutton. VG/VG- (see notes). 1979. 1st US. hardcover. 8vo . 287pp . Slight bow to covers. Mile dampstain bottom left rear of DJ, with a bit of effect on cover. Scan of request. .

London: Gollancz, 1978 Moderate library markings, minor wear, tight bindings, tidy pages. Dust jacket is price unclipped but lacks 2/3rds of rear flap, tape ghost marks, bright.

New York: Dutton, 1979. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stated First Edition With The Number Line Indicating A First Printing. The Jacket Has About A Quarter Of An Inch Of Damp Stain At The Lower Back Edge. One Quarter Inch Tear At The Top Of The Back Flap. Light Edge Wear At The Jacket Edges. Not Price Clipped. No Marks Or Writing.

New York, New York: E.P. Dutton, 1979. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 287 pages. In Good plus condition with Good plus condition dust jacket. Spine is white with green and black lettering. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering, price uncut: "$8.95" on front flap, has mild shelving wear along edges, moderate shelving wear along spine head and tail, a 0.25 in. closed tear along spine head, small brown stains along front cover and moderate general soiling along rear cover. Boards have small circular grease stains along head edge of front cover, mild shelving wear along tail edges, and moderate shelving wear and soiling along spine head, spine tail, and joints. Text block has mild dust burning along head edge and brown speckled staining along head and fore edges. 1389994. Special Collections - Downstairs.

E.P. Dutton, 1979. Hardcover. Fine/First Edition. Octavo. Author's second book. Orange boards with white quarter cloth spine. Date on free endpaper; else a fine, unmarked and unclipped copy, free of foxing or edgewear, protected by an archival Mylar Brodart cover.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: E.P. Dutton. Good in Good dust jacket. 1979. First U.S. Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 0525111255 . 287 pages. Author's second novel. "...a fantasy, a quest, with a particularly lucid prose. No small achievement." - The Glasgow Herald. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Several small tears to dust jacket. Light dampstaining to both boards, spine, and inside of dust jacket. Binding intact.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Author's second novel. "...a fantasy, a quest, with a particularly lucid prose. No small achievement." - The Glasgow Herald. .

London: Gollancz, 1978 Tight and square, some very light foxing in edges and endpapers. Dust jacket is intact, slightly faded at spine and edge of panels, 2 very tiny tears to top edge.

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1979. First American Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Very Good+. Octavo. 287pp., bound in 1/4 white cloth over mustard paper covered boards spine lettering gilt. A fine copy in a very good unclipped pictorial dust jacket. A very nice copy.

NY: E. P. Dutton. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1979. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0525111255 . Signed by Pullman on the title page. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 287 pages; Signed by Author .

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

New York: E.P. Dutton, [1979]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (11824). Octavo, cloth backed boards. The author's second novel.

Gollancz, 1978. A first edition, first printing of 'Galatea' published by Gollancz in 1978. A near fine book in a near fine unclipped wrapper which is sunned to the spine as usual.

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1979. First edition. 8vo, 287pp. Quarter white cloth stamped in gilt, yellow paper boards, illustrated jacket. Signed by Pullman on the title page. Spine slightly cocked, mild bumping to corners in near fine jacket with minimal wear. First American printing of the second book from Philip Pullman, a fantastical novel for adult audiences.  Uncommon signed.

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1978. [Fantasy] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.287; [1]. Publisher's green cloth, gilt titles to spine, dust-jacket designed by Linda Garland with printed price of £5.75 net. Signed by the author to the title page. Small bump to the top of the rear board, jacket spine a little sunned, else a fine copy. The author's second novel.

0 Very Rare Uncorrected Book Proof published by Victor Gollancz Ltd. London 1978. Clean and tight condition (Appears unread) No marks or inscriptions.. Tanning to card cover edges. Mild tanning to pages. Small indent to front cover and first few pages near bottom.

London; Victor Gollancz, 1978., 1978. Hard Cover. SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. 287, [1]. Publishers' forest green cloth with gilt titles to spine, in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket by Linda Garland. Upper board very slightly bruised to lower edge. Contents clean and bright, with Author's signature to title-page in blue ink, without dedication. Jacket lightly sunned to spine, with a few minor creases. A near fine copy in very good jacket. The Author's second novel, the story of Martin Browning who goes in search of his missing wife in a fantastic quest that takes him to South America by various byways. Scarce.

0 Very Rare Uncorrected Book Proof published by Victor Gollancz Ltd. London 1978. Clean and tight condition (Appears unread) No marks or inscriptions.. Tanning to card cover edges. Mild tanning to pages. Small indent to front cover and first few pages near bottom.

London: Victor Gollancz,, 1978. First UK edition, signed and dated by the author on the title page. Galatea, a fantasy for adults, is Pullman's second novel, an allegorical fable about a man in search of his missing wife. After this work he moved his attention to writing for a younger audience, with his first children's book, Count Karlstein, published in 1982. Pullman began writing his famed His Dark Materials series in 1993. Octavo. Original dark green boards, spine lettered in gilt. With dust jacket. Dust jacket unclipped, a little rubbed, spine faded to yellow as often, minor creasing to head and foot: a fine copy in a very good jacket.

London: Victor Gollancz,, 1978. A smart copy, signed First UK edition, first impression, signed by the author. Galatea, a fantasy for adults, is Pullman's second novel. After this work he moved his attention to writing for a younger audience, with his first children's book, Count Karlstein, published in 1982. Pullman began writing his famed His Dark Materials series in 1993. Octavo. Original dark green boards, spine lettered in gilt. With dust jacket. Negligible rubbing to board edges, a near-fine copy, in the very good jacket, unclipped, spine faded to yellow.