Count Karlstein, or The Ride of the Demon Huntsman.
"Listen...Can you hear the thunder of ghostly hooves? The Demon Huntsman has come to claim his prey!" First Corgi Yearling edition of Philip Pullman's first children's edition
Count Karlstein, or The Ride of the Demon Huntsman.
PULLMAN, Philip.
$40.00
Item Number: 88117
London: Corgi Yearling Books, 1998.
First Corgi Yearling edition of Pullman’s first children’s novel. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated. Inscribed by the author on the title page, “Greetings to Eileen – Philip Pullman.” Cover illustration by Peter Bailey. Illustrations by Patrice Aggs. In near fine condition.
Set in the fictional Swiss village of Karlstein in 1816, Philip Pullman's first children's book tells the tale of the evil Count Karlstein and his deal with Zamiel, the Demon Huntsman. "[An] ingeniously-designed comic-cum-novel, a gothic pastiche that can be read as simple fun or as a literary lesson" - Guardian.
