When an assassination makes Cockney commoner Adelaide ruler of the small country of Razkavia, she rises to her new station, with help from her companion Becky Winter and detective Jim Taylor, but soon they all must fight for their lives.
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Philip Pullman was born in Norwich, England and was brought up in Rhodesia, Australia, London and Wales. Philip graduated from Oxford University in 1973 with a degree in English, and has taught middle school at Westminter College. He is the author of many highly-acclaimed books for young readers, from contemporary fiction to Victorian thrillers, and has written plays and picture books for readers of all ages. Philip's current book, The Golden Compass , has been hailed as "a rich combination of high fantasy, high drama, and intense emotion" by author Lloyd Alexander, and "extraordinary storytelling at it's very best" by the Detroit Free-Press .
Philip currently lives in Oxford with his wife, Judith, and children.
he witnesses a mysterious explosion in 19th-century London, 16-year-old Becky Winter is on her way to a small country In Central Europe, as a companion to Adelaide, a Cockney commoner who'd rather play board games than be a princess. But after an assassination makes Adelaide ruler of Razkavia, she rises to the occasion and her new station, gleefully playing international politics with the help of Becky and Jim Taylor, a dashing young detective.
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Librería: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Good. First Edition. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Nº de ref. del artículo: GRP46727437
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Librería: BooksRun, Philadelphia, PA, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Fair. First Edition. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way. Nº de ref. del artículo: 067984757X-7-1
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Librería: Craig Hokenson Bookseller, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good+. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good+. First Edition/First Printing. Solid and attractive copy, there is a two inch glue stain to rear pastedown. Nº de ref. del artículo: 20138
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Librería: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, Reino Unido
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Librería: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, Estados Unidos de America
First U.S. edition and first printing. Hardcover. 290 pages. The fourth book in Pullman's Sally Lockhart series. Pullman would go on to have massive success for his His Dark Materials series of books. A clean and tight very near fine copy in paper covered boards with a cloth spine in a near fine dust jacket with some slight creasing to the bottom of the rear panel. Nº de ref. del artículo: 193673
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Librería: Mainly Fiction, Auckland, Nueva Zelanda
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Librería: Bailey Books, West Hartford, CT, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. First printing with full number line. Beautiful, near fine or better book in a near fine dustjacket with minor wear. Original price of $16.00 is intact on the flap. Nº de ref. del artículo: ABE-2312172258
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Librería: South Congress Books, Austin, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. First U.S. Edition. First U.S. Edition. NF/NF. Hardcover, quarter cloth with gilt titles, DJ, 290 pp, very slight rubbing to DJ, else a nice, clean and crisp copy. Protected in a Brodart cover. Nº de ref. del artículo: 109302
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Librería: Bud Plant & Hutchison Books, Cedar Ridge, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. 1st US edition. 1st ptg., 8vo, cloth-backed boards, a Ruritanian romance by the author of The Golden Compass, set in the Victorian age of the Sally Lockhart mystieres. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no ownership marks. Nº de ref. del artículo: 35831
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Librería: Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA, Austin, MN, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition. One corner very lightly bumped. Fine, price-clipped jacket. Nº de ref. del artículo: 16769
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