Lyra's Oxford

Philip Pullman

ISBN 10: 0385606990 / ISBN 13: 9780385606998

Editore: David Fickling Books, Oxford, UK, 2003

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A fine unread 1st impression bound in red cloth. Signed by the Author on the title page. No dustwrapper issued. Engravings by John Lawrence. P&P will of course be reduced to cost. Codice articolo 010725

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Titolo: Lyra's Oxford

Casa editrice: David Fickling Books, Oxford, UK

Data di pubblicazione: 2003

Legatura: Hardcover

Illustratore: John Lawrence

Condizione: As New

autografato: Signed by Author(s)

Edizione: First Edition

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Riassunto:

This is a wonderful new episode from the world of Philip Pullman's bestselling trilogy, His Dark Materials. In Lyra's Oxford the reader shares the huge excitement of discovering a small bundle of material that has somehow slipped between Lyra's universe and our own. The book includes a wonderful new story by Philip Pullman, fully illustrated intricate maps and other ephemera from Lyra's universe. The text is illustrated throughout in beautiful black and white wood-blocks by the highly acclaimed engraver, John Lawrence, together with specially printed three-colour pull out maps of Lyra's Oxford. This publication could have come from a parallel universe. The short story contained within Lyra's Oxford finds Lyra with her daemon Pantalaimon a couple of years after the end of The Amber Spyglass. Sitting on the roofs of Oxford she sees a bird, the daemon of a witch, a storm petrel flying towards her pursued by a huge and angry flock of starlings. Birds play a big part in this story. And gradually a mystery unfolds-

Informazioni sull?autore:

Philip Pullman is one of the most highly respected children's authors writing today. Winner of many prestigious awards, including the Carnegie of Carnegies and the Whitbread Award, Pullman’s epic fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials has been acclaimed as a modern classic. It has sold 17.5 million copies worldwide and been translated into 40 languages. In 2005 he was awarded the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. He lives in Oxford.