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A Moving Target
by Golding, William
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0374215731
- ISBN 13
- 9780374215736
- Seller
-
Webster, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1982. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8x5x1. First edition. Jacket toned, top edge lightly foxed. 1982 Hard Cover. ix, [1], 202 pp. 8vo. "William Golding has divided this collection of short, or shortish, non-fiction pieces - his first since the publication of The Hot Gates in 1965 - into two sections. The first, "Places," ranges from Wiltshire and Winchester and Salisbury cathedrals, through Holland (the Dutch waterways), Greece (Delphi), and Egypt (in two guises, "inside" and "outside"), to Planet Earth itself; and the second, "Ideas," contains philosophical and critical reflections which include fascinating and illuminating discussions of the personal background to some of his own novels. After a long silence, William Golding, with two superb recent novels, Darkness Visible and Rites of Passage (for which he received the presitigious Booker Prize), has reestablished beyond question his place in the front rank of living creative writers. A Moving Target - the author's apt self-description - has been eagerly awaited by his innumerable admirers. With its wit, profundity, intelligence, and immensely wide variety, it will more than live up to their expectations.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Yesterday's Muse Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2281516
- Title
- A Moving Target
- Author
- Golding, William
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0374215731
- ISBN 13
- 9780374215736
- Publisher
- Farrar Straus Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1982
- Size
- 8x5x1
- Keywords
- LITERATURE FICTION
- X weight
- 14 oz
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About the Seller
Yesterday's Muse Books
Biblio member since 2005
Webster, New York
About Yesterday's Muse Books
Yesterday's Muse Inc. is an independent used & rare bookseller that has been in operation for over 15 years. We opened our first 'brick and mortar' storefront in December of 2008 in our hometown of Webster, NY.Owner Jonathan Smalter is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), former vice president of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), both of which are trade organizations created to promote ethical online selling practices, and to encourage continuing education among fellow booksellers. He is also a 2011 graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (CABS). He has nearly 20 years of experience in the book trade, during which time he has become adept at evaluating used and collectible books.
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- First Edition
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Jacket
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