Jonathan Cape. London. 1961. DW. First edition, first issue with skeleton hand impression to front cover. Very slight light foxing to outer edge of pages otherwise a remarkably clean and fresh copy in Richard Chopping wrapper that is very fresh and clean but has a 6cm scratch mark to rear panel, slight shelfwear to edges and a small close tear to lower joint at head of spine. NOT price-clipped. View More...
Jonathan Cape, London. 1964. First edition. Hardback, no DW. Black cloth, silver lettering to spine and gilt lettering to upper board. Boards are unmarked. Outer edges grubby, occasional foxing throughout. A good copy. View More...
Jonathan Cape. DW. First edition, first issue. 1964. Original black cloth gilt with gilt Japanese lettering motif to upper board and silver text to spine. Very slight wear to lower edge of boards, and tiny indentation to rear board, outer edge of pages foxed otherwise a very clean and sound copy that is in a wrapper that is NOT price-clipped but is slightly worn at corners and at head of spine. View More...
Jonathan Cape. DW. First edition, first issue. 1964. Original black cloth gilt with gilt Japanese lettering motif to upper board and silver text to spine. Back cover very slightly spotted, Unfilled in ex-libris owl bookplate to front pastedown otherwise a remarkably clean and fresh copy in wrapper with very slight shelfwear to edges but NOT price-clipped. View More...
First edition, second printing. Paperback with DW. Faber & Faber, London. 1998. 330 pages. Presentation copy from the author - signed inscription ("To Neal") to title-page. Very clean and sound. View More...
First edition, fourth impression. Hutchinson, London. 1971. Hardback with DW. 358 pages. Sl. wear to extremities of DW; bookplate and small ownership note to front end-papers. View More...
First Edition. DW. FLAT SIGNED by author to title-page. Very light marks to upper board with small portion of rubbing to surface of front free endpaper o/w a very nice copy in a price clipped wrapper rubbed and worn to outer edges. VG+/VG. View More...
First edition. DW. SIGNED presentation slip which has been laid down on verso of half title, with added note "Renewed warm wishes in the sun at Belmont, 4 July 1995" Printed eps. from a drawing by Tom Adams. Brown bds. Purple wrapper sl. browned to edges, spine sl. faded and worn. A lovley copy. VG+/VG+. ISBN: 022461654X View More...
HarperCollins. London. 2005. First edition. hardback in slipcase. Delux edition of 1,000 copies only, this being number 747. SIGNED by author to half-title. A lovely copy in slipcase. View More...
HarperCollins. London. 2007. DW. First edition, first issue with correct number line. DELUX LIMITED EDITION OF 1000, SIGNED BY AUTHOR to half-title, this being number 547. A fine copy in wrapper, housed in slipcase. View More...
HarperCollins. London. 2007. DW. First edition, first issue with correct number line. FLAT-SIGNED by author to title page. Outer edge of rear board is slightly rubbed o/w a lovely copy in wrapper. View More...
Harvill Collins. London. First edition. First printing. 1988. DW. A lovely clean copy in a wrapper that is slightly faded to spine and internally foxed. View More...
John Murray. London. 2008. DW. UK First edition, first issue with number "1" to reverse of title page. FLAT - SIGNED BY AUTHOR TO TITLE-PAGE. No other inscriptions of dedications. A lovely clean copy in a wrapper with slight signs of use. View More...
Macmillan, London. 1987. First edition. Hardback with DW. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR to title page, and a card signed by him loosely inserted. Small mark to outer edge, o/w a clean and bright copy. View More...
Macmillan, London. 1989. First edition. Hardback with DW. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR to title page. Some staining to outer edge, o/w a clean and bright copy, in a slightly shelf-worn wrapper. View More...
Heinemann London. 1964. First Edition. Hardback. DW. SIGNED presentation from the author "For Eileen Cond - as ever, cordially Paul Gallico May 14, 1964" written on bookplate to front endpaper. Some mottling to boards, and fore-edges lightly foxed. Endpapers are slightly browned but contents overall are very clean and sound. A lovely copy in wrapper that is very slightly browned. View More...
Frederick Muller. London. 1964. First edition. Hardback with DW. Pages browned otherwise a generally clean and sound copy in sunned and worn wrapper with small tear to bottom of spine and a vertical crease to front flap. View More...
Hodder & Stoughton, London. 1956. First edition. DW. Very light vertical crease to spine and extremities very slightly bumped. Pages are slightly browned but very clean with no inscriptions. Wrapper is a little worn, slightly soiled and creased at extremities and slightly chipped at head of spine. Generally a very clean and sound copy. View More...
Hodder & Stoughton, London. 1967. First edition. DW. Endpapers sl. browned o/w contents very clean and fresh with no inscriptions. Wrapper is slightly soiled to rear panel otherwise a lovely fresh copy in wrapper. View More...
Longmans, Green & Co, London. 1944. First edition. DW. Board extremities a little bumped, bottom edge of board slightly faded and fore-edges foxed. Endpapers are lightly foxed and slightly soiled and pages lightly browned, no ownership inscriptions present. Wrapper is price clipped, chipped and worn at extremities with closed tears to front cover and foxing to rear cover o/w generally a sound copy. SCARCE. View More...
Longmans, Green & Co, London. 1944. First edition. DW. Boards are partially faded and extremities are bumped. Pages are slightly browned but contents are clean and sound with no inscriptions. Wrapper is NOT price clipped, but is a little worn and chipped along extremities, lacking small portion from tail of spine and from bottom margin of rear cover, spine is slightly sunned and rear cover is browned o/w generally a good clean copy. SCARCE. View More...
Longmans, Green & Co, London. 1943. First edition. DW. A generally clean and sound copy with an ownership signature to front endpaper. Pages are lightly browned. Wrapper is chipped and worn along extremities, and torn at head of spine and browned to rear panel. View More...
Hodder & Stoughton, London. 1958. First edition. DW. Corners are a little bumped, fore-edges foxed. Endpapers browned, small date stamp to rear endpaper o/w contents clean with no inscriptions. Wrapper is very slightly soiled, and a little worn and rubbed at extremities but generally a very nice copy. View More...
The Merlin Press, London. 1956. First edition. Hardback with DW. Small slim 8vo. Illustrated. Boards are partially faded, particularly at head and tail of spine and outer corners. Some occasional light foxing to o/w clean and sound contents. The wrapper is price clipped, worn and rubbed and lacks portions from head and tail of spine which includes some loss to front and rear panels and corners. View More...
First edition. DW. SIGNED SLIP by Golding laid in to front free endpaper. E/ps. sl. foxed, head of spine sl. crumpled o/w near fine in sl. browned wrapper that is very slightly chipped at head of spine. View More...
Fourth impression of first edition of 1954. With sticker SIGNED by Golding to title page. DW. Identical in appearance to first edition. Sl. lean to book, spine sl. faded with sl. signs of wear to head and tail, pages sl. age browned. VG in wrapper that is worn and internally stained, chipped at head and tail of spine and corners with short tears at head of spine along joints and has small hole to top corner of upper panel and with small tear in centre of spine but still appears whole and quite bright. View More...
Publisher:
Privately Printed. Marlborough College Press. 1961
Seller ID: 30019
First edition. SIGNED by Golding in full on half-title. With printed addressed postcard inserted, "From Sir William Golding, Faber & Faber Ltd., 3 Queen Square...." The Faber and Faber with address has been crossed out by Golding and a house name written on top in his own hand. Written on the card is "Signature herewith - Yours WG". Wood-block frontis in b/w by J. Pritchard. Staples not rusted, a remarkably fine copy of a very scarce pamphlet. This work was first printed in "The Listener". One of the scarcest of Golding's works. Unusual to find a signed copy. View More...
