PULLMAN, Philip. [His Dark Materials trilogy:] The Golden Compass. - The Subtle Knife. - The Amber Spyglass. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996-1997-2000. FIRST AMERICAN EDITIONS, FIRST PRINTINGS, the first two volumes EACH SIGNED BY PULLMAN on the title-page. The Golden Compass was first published in Britain in 1995 with the title Northern Lights; the other volumes were published in Britain in the same years, under the same titles. A VERY FINE SET.