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Hardbound octavo in dustwrapper. 207 pp. Illustrated with photographs. Golding's fascination with Egypt and Egyptian culture is described in detail in this journal based on his journey there in 1984 after he won the Nobel Prize. Paper lightly tanned with age else this is a handsome near fine copy in price-intact dustwrapper. SIGNED by Golding on the title page and uncommon thus. Seller Inventory # 33923
Title: An Egyptian Journal (Signed)
Publisher: Faber, London
Publication Date: 1985
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: near fine
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: First UK edition.
Seller: Antikvariat Bryggen [ILAB, NABF], Skjeberg, Norway
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Publisher s boards in jacket. A fine copy. | SIGNED by Golding to title page. | The signature has been deep etched for catalogue presentation. Please contact us if you want more photos. Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # ABE-1673438927569
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Seller: Stanley Louis Remarkable Books, Saint Charles, IL, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First. A very good copy in black cloth with gilt titles on spine Binding is tight and sound with just a small dent on lower edge Minor age toning of text, given the quality of the paper Slight foxing on endpapers and fore edge A small water stain on lower corner of front endpaper, diminishing into the first several pages Clipped DJ has a small chip at base of jacket spine and a slight water stain at lower front corner consistent with that of the book itself Signed by the author on title page Sir William Gerald Golding, CBE FRSL (1911 â" 1993) was a British novelist, playwright, and poet Best known for his debut novel Lord of the Flies (1954), he published another twelve volumes of fiction in his lifetime In 1980, he was awarded the Booker Prize for Rites of Passage, the first novel in what became his sea trilogy, To the Ends of the Earth He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1983 As a result of his contributions to literature, Golding was knighted in 1988 He was a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature In 2008, The Times ranked Golding third on its list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945" 207 pp. Seller Inventory # AA1460
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