Clockwork by Philip Pullman [U.S. FIRST EDITION / FIRST PRINTING] Light in August Son is a black fugitive

Son is a black fugitive who embodies everything she loathes and desires

man ceases to strive for creative greatness

A man returns to the town where a baffling murder took place 27 years earlier

pages are white and readable

Publishers mark on underside of cover and vintage shop stamp on underside of cover / first page

Clockwork by Philip Pullman [U.S. FIRST EDITION / FIRST PRINTING] Light in August Son is a black fugitiveClockwork by Philip Pullman U. S. FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING [1998] ARTHUR A LEVINE BOOKS Book is in excellent condition. Light shelf wear to dust jacket. Book looks & reads like new. Fritz, the writer, spins a spine tingling tale to cheer up Karl, the apprentice clockmaker. But rather than helping matters, the story begins to come true. The stories of Karl, the apprentice; Dr. Kalmenius, his nefarious savior; Gretl, the brave daughter of the town