- First Edition
- Signed
- Hardcover
- Used





Seller: Fine Book Cellar Ltd. ABA ILAB PBFA, Ipswich, United KingdomFine Book Cellar Ltd. ABA ILAB PBFA
AbeBooks seller since March 2, 2016
Condition: Used - Very good
£ 300.00
Quantity:Â 1 available
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First edition, first impression: London: Faber and Faber, 1959. Signed by the author to the front endpaper. Octavo. Original red cloth, spine lettered in gilt. With the original pictorial dust jacket designed by Anthony Gross, priced 15s. A very good copy. The binding is firm and the cloth remains bright. To the front free endpaper, there is a contemporary previous owner inscription: "Bower, Elmstead, Christmas '59". A small, discreet bookseller label is located at the bottom corner of the front paste-down. There is some spotting to the edges of the page block and, far more faintly, to the opening and closing couple of leaves; the contents are otherwise clean. The dust jacket is in excellent condition, appearing very crisp and bright. There are a few faint spots visible to the verso, though these do not show through to the front; an uncommonly fresh example of Gross's intricate design. "Free Fall" is William Golding's fourth novel and represents a shift toward a more traditional, albeit fragmented, first-person narrative following the experimental prose of his earlier works. Golding, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1983 and the Booker Prize for "Rites of Passage" (1980), used this novel to explore the tension between the rational, scientific world and the world of spiritual experience. …
Seller Inventory # ABE-1776368517389
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Free Fall
- Author
- Golding, William
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber, London
- Publication year
- 1959
- Condition
- Very good
- Dust jacket
- Near Fine
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Seller catalogs
- Modern First Editions, Signed First Editions
Fine Book Cellar Ltd. ABA ILAB PBFA
Ipswich, United Kingdom
Shipping rates from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
| Item | 7 to 10 business days | 1 to 3 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | £ 15.00 | £ 30.00 |
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Fine Book Cellar is a rare bookshop specialising in Modern First Editions. We stock a wide range of classic works of literature, sci-fi and children's books and are a full member of the ABA, ILAB and the PBFA. Visit our website at www.finebookcellar.com.
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Fine Book Cellar Limited
50 Princes Street
Ipswich, United Kingdom IP1 1RJ
Fine Book Cellar Limited
Address: 50 Princes Street
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP1 1RJ
Tel: 07535 230585
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