Free Fall by Golding, Signed (10 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 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. Signed by Author(s).

Hardback. Hardback. 253pp. First edition. Dust jacket illustrated by Anthony Gross. Signed by the classicist Stephen Ryle to a family member and dated 1959. REd cloth with gilt titles to spine is very neat. Hint of sunning to very edges of cloth. Dust jacket is slightly faded and a little dusty with some short tears and creasing to the head of the dust jacket spine. Not price clipped. Very good copy in good dust jacket Very good copy in good dust jacket.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. None (illustrator). A signed, paperback copy of William Golding's critically acclaimed novel 'Free Fall'. An early edition of the novel, which is signed by the author to the first leaf.'Free Fall' is written in the first person and is a self-examination of fictional painter Samuel Mountjoy, who is held in a German POW camp during the Second World War.This early reprint of the novel is from the Penguin 3'6 series.A smart copy of this work, by an important British novelist, best known for his debut novel 'Lord of the Flies'. In the publisher's original wraps. Externally, smart, with light bumping to the extremities and to the head and tail of spine. Sunning to the spine. Signed by the author to the first leaf. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age toned due to paper used. Pages are clean. Very Good. signed by author. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Light edgewear and discoloration to dust jacket; light soiling to page edges; o/w VG+/VG+; signed by William Golding on a book plate that is attached to the front free end paper; pictures available upon request. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing with the words "First Published in mcmlxvii" printed on the copyright page. A beautiful copy SIGNED by William Golding on the title page. This First Issue dustjacket has the publisher's 15 s net printed price present on the front flap with minor wear the edges. The book is bound in the publisher's cloth and is in great shape. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning with minor wear to the boards. The pages are clean with NO marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy SIGNED by the author. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing with the words "First Published in mcmlix" printed on the copyright page. A beautiful copy SIGNED by William Golding on the title page. This First Issue dustjacket has the publisher's 15 s net printed price present on the front flap with minor wear the edges. The book is bound in the publisher's cloth and is in great shape. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning with minor wear to the boards. The pages are clean with NO marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy SIGNED by the author. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Editions, First Printings of ALL Five books. Each book is SIGNED by William Golding. All the books have the ORIGINAL dustjackets with the publisher's printed price present on the front flaps with minor wear to the spine and edges. The books are bound in the publisher's cloth and are in great shape. The bindings are tight with NO cocking or leaning with light wear to the boards. The pages are clean with NO marks or bookplates in the books. A lovely set of The Inheritors, Pincher Martin, Free Fall, The Spire and The Pyramid SIGNED by the author. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Very good in a near fine dust jacket. INSCRIBED on the front free endpage by author. First U.K. edition with no mention of later printings. Original price of 15s printed on front flap of dust jacket. Book very slightly leaning. Previous owner's name written on front free endpage above inscription. We will provide a certificate of authenticity for this item.

First edition. Octavo. 253 pages.Signed by the author on the front free endpaper.Very good indeed in very good dustwrapper with a couple of nicks and a 1cm closed tear.

First edition, presentation copy, inscribed to front free endpaper, "To Paul & Viv with love from Bill Golding, 12/2/57". Pauline and Viv Lewis were friends of the Goldings, Pauline being a friend of Ann Golding and Viv acting as engineer aboard the Wild Rose on their cross-channel trip to Holland. John Carey, William Golding: The Man Who Wrote Lord of the Flies, 2009. Octavo. Original red cloth, spine lettered in gilt. With dust jacket. Spine cocked, minor spotting to endpapers; jacket unclipped, small chips to head and foot of spine, closed tears to top of front panel: A very good copy in like jacket.