THE GOLDEN COMPASS by Philip Pullman      Alfred A. Knopf, First U. S. Trade Edition, 1996  Condition: About Fine in About Fine dust jacket                                                                              This stunningly original masterwork of fantasy and storytelling is Pullman's first book of his trilogy, HIS DARK MATERIALS.  This is the first U. S. printing.  Two small page corner creases, otherwise virtually no wear.