The Inheritors : First printing

Golding, William

Published by Faber and Faber Ltd, London, United Kingdom, 1955

About this Item

True first British printing with original unclipped jacket (12s 6d). Author's second book (after Lord of the Flies). Jacket has faults - namely edge/shelf wear, few tears, patchy loss (mainly to head/tail of spine and to corners), numerous marks, little creasing/rubbing to edges, pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine, pushing/bumping to corners, patchy browning (including to spine), mild foxing, browning/mild foxing/few marks to reverse (white side), a little creasing/rubbing/browning to front/back inner flaps and is in only fair condition. Boards are near fine (having been well protected by the jacket) with minor pushing/bumping to corners, the odd small bump/rub to edges and a little pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Minor spine lean. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Pages are a little tanned. Previous owner's name in pen to front end-paper. Odd small mark/spot of foxing to page edges, tops and bottoms. Very occasional small mark/spot of foxing to pages. No other faults. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted. Seller Inventory # 009532

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Inheritors : First printing

Publisher: Faber and Faber Ltd, London, United Kingdom

Publication Date: 1955

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Fair

Edition: 1st Edition