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The Hot Gates and Other Occasional Pieces
by William Golding
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Faber and Faber, 1965 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Near Fine. 9" by 6". None. The first edition of this collection of essays by the well renowned British novelist William Golding. First edition of The Hot Gates and Other Occasional Pieces by William Golding in the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. A near fine copy of this collection of essays by the well renowned British author of Lord of the Flies. Divided into four sections, the work discusses 'People and Places', 'Books', Westward Look', and 'Caught in a Bush'. In 'Books', the essay 'Fable' answered questions about Lord of the Flies, based on lectures Golding gave at UCLA, hoping it would answer many of the questions from the students. In the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart. There is some slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. There is some spotting to the fore edge. The hinges are slightly strained but firm. To the dust wrapper, there are some small tears and light creases and general age toning to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 854W28
- Title
- The Hot Gates and Other Occasional Pieces
- Author
- William Golding
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1965
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- William Golding Hot Gates Essays Hot Gates
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Spine
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Publisher's cloth
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