Philip Pullman — The Ruby in the Smoke

Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1985. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of the fantastic first mystery novel in the Sally Lockhart Quartet by Phillip Pullman, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of the work. In publisher's original red cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.Written by English writer Sir Phillip Pullman, best known for the fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials. The first novel in the Sally Lockhart Quartet. This narrative is a mystery novel for young adults set in Victorian society, where 16-year-old Sally Lockhart discovers the reason for her father's mysterious death. It won the 1987 Lancashire Children's book of the Year Award and adapted for television in 2006.  In the original publisher's cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart. Shelf wear to extremities, most significant to the head and tail of the spine. Tide mark to tail of boards and spine. Damp staining to tail of endpapers. Dust wrapper is very smart. Shelf wear to extremities, with very small closed tear to head of spine. Damp staining to tail of wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with slight damp staining to tail of pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .