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William Golding (1911–93) was born in Cornwall, England. His first novel, Lord of the Flies, was published in 1954 and became an international bestseller. In 1983, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. The Nobel Prizewinner's last novel, left in draft form at his death in 1993. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book. Seller Inventory # 123668526
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Later printing. Pages unmarked. Dust jacket shelfworn. Binding square & firm. Seller Inventory # 105050
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Used; Very Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine. Seller Inventory # CHL3075430
Book Description Condition: Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Seller Inventory # 39330751-20
Book Description Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages. Seller Inventory # M00571175260-V
Book Description Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 165 pp, 8vo (8 5/8" H). "An aged prophetess at Delphi, the most sacred oracle in ancient Greece, looks back over her strange life as the Pythia, the First Lady and voice of the god Apollo. As a young virgin with disturbing psychic powers, Arieka was handed over to the service of the shrine by her parents. She has now spent sixty years as the very medium, the torn mouthpiece, of equivocal mantic utterances from the bronze tripod in the sanctuary beneath the temple. Over a lifetime at the mercy of god and priest and people she has watched the decay of Delphi's fortunes and its influence in the world. Her reflections on the mysteries of the oracle, which her own weird gifts have embodied, are matched by her feminine insight into the human frailties of the High Priest himself, a true Athenian, whose intriguing against the Romans brings about humiliation and disaster. This extraordinary short novel, left in draft at the author's sudden death in 1993, is a psychological and historical triumph. An absolutely convincing portrait of a woman's experience, something rare in Golding's oeuvre, Arieka the Pythia is one of his finest creations." Small bump to top corner of both boards. Dust jacket has very minor edge wear, wrinkling at top of flap-folds - very light edge wear elsewhere, minor rubbing. Seller Inventory # 18666
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book. Seller Inventory # 500047488
Book Description First Edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: [7], 165p. ; 22cm. Subjects: Science fiction. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 290970
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. the boards are a bit shelf rubbed. previous owner's inscription. internally clean and tightly bound. [P.N.]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Seller Inventory # gr56
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. First edition, first printing, hard cover, with unclipped dust jacket, both in very good condition. From the collection of W.L. Webb, the Guardian's literary editor for many years. Publisher's compliment slip within. General shelf and handling wear, including light rubbing to jacket, and creasing to cover edges, corners and folds. Boards are in fine condition, pages are tightly bound and content is unmarked. CN. Used. Seller Inventory # 547541