NMLP P-024969 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

La Belle Sauvage (Book of Dust 1)

Philip Pullman · David Fickling Books (Oxford) / Alfred A. Knopf (New York) · 2017

The UK David Fickling and US Knopf editions were published simultaneously on October 19, 2017 — neither precedes the other. Companion/prequel trilogy to His Dark Materials. Collectors distinguish the two by page count and text state (about 546 pages UK vs about 449 pages US) rather than by priority.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-024969 for "La Belle Sauvage (Book of Dust 1)" by Philip Pullman (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-024969, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).