COUNT KARLSTEIN. by Pullman, Philip.

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COUNT KARLSTEIN.

Edition: Uncorrected proof (trade paperback format. )

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, (1998.). First edition - Advance issue of the first US appearance of Pullman's first fantasy novel for children, originally published in a slightly different form in England by Chatto and Windus. The US edition is the first to contain Diana Bryan's illustrations (although they are not included in this proof copy.) A combination of horror, suspense and humor - "In the mountains of Switzerland, the wicked Count Karlstein plots to abandon his two nieces in a hunting lodge as prey for the Demon Huntsman and his ghostly hounds." 240 pp. Cover by Kevin Hawkes.

Condition: Very near fine in gray and white illustrated wrappers (one corner slightly bumped) . An uncommon proof.

Book ID: 40356
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