The Shadow in the Plate

First edition. Tall 8vo. Pp. [iv], 236. Turquoise cloth boards, lettered in silver to spine; cream endpapers. Jacket illustration by Barrie Thorpe (priced £6.95 net to front flap).

Signed by Author to title page. Ex-library, with a Strathclyde Regional Council School Library stamp to title page, inked numbering to copyright page, evidence of label removal to front end paper and pastedown, some discolouration to upper board, moderate age toning to textblock edges, tiny closed tears to a couple of successive leaves, diagonal crease to rear endpaper, in a complete dustwrapper with some light creasing to edges and slight soiling on the reverse. Contents clean and unmarked.

A series of seemingly unconnected events sets Sally Lockhart on the trail of an evil far more awful than she could ever imagine. Sequel to Ruby in the Smoke (1985), in the 'Sally Lockhart' Quartet series, subsequently re-titled The Shadow in the North, followed by The Tiger in the Well (1991), and book-ended with The Tin Princess (1994). Adapted for the small screen by the BBC in 2007 with Billie Piper as Sally Lockhart.

Winner of many prestigious awards, including the Carnegie of Carnegies and the Whitbread Award, Pullman's follow-up epic fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials (1995 – 2000) has been acclaimed as a modern classic. "An immensely entertaining thriller." –Booklist (starred review)