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Close Quarters

by Golding, William

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Very good, 1st edition, with unclipped vg d/j, black boards clean with gilt titling on spine bright; pages tight and unmarked, s
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0571147798
ISBN 13
9780571147793
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London: Faber & Faber, 1987. 1st. hardback. Very good, 1st edition, with unclipped vg d/j, black boards clean with gilt titling on spine bright; pages tight and unmarked, slight foxing on top edges. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). A sequel to RITES OF PASSAGE, set on board a ship on its way to Australia. A ball is held on the ship whilst it is becalmed in a wilderness of heat and sea mists, and under the influence of this strange atmosphere, soon the passengers and the very ship itself start to go to pieces.

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Bookseller
Inklings & Yarnspinners GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
IYC31523
Title
Close Quarters
Author
Golding, William
Format/Binding
Hardback
Book Condition
Used - Very good, 1st edition, with unclipped vg d/j, black boards clean with gilt titling on spine bright; pages tight and unmarked, s
Quantity Available
1
Edition
1st
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0571147798
ISBN 13
9780571147793
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1987
Pages
281
Keywords
1st, fiction, Nobel, Golding
Bookseller catalogs
2nd-hand books;
X weight
0.57 g
Size
8vo (230 x 150 / 9\"\" x 6\"\")

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