First edition, third impression. 548, [2]pp. Black cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to spine. Orange endpapers. 8vo. Slight crease in cloth at head and heel of spine else neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. In its original illustrated dust wrapper, very slightly bumped at spined ends. Dust jacket now protected in an archival quality Mylar wrapper fitted without the use of tape or adhesives.
The third instalment of Philip Pulman's popular Dark Materials fantasy fiction series. A very smart, presentable copy in gift-giving and collectable condition.