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The Nice and The Good
by Iris Murdoch
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Chatto and Windus, 1968. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Fine. 8" by 5.5". None. A very smart first edition copy of this novel by Iris Murdoch. 'The Nice and The Good' was Iris Murdoch's eleventh novel. It was also shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1969. In terms of genre, the novel combines elements of the thriller and romantic comedy genres. In original unclipped dustwrapper. With the signature of Hermione, Countess of Ranfurly to the recto of front pastedown. Hermione Ranfurly is notably remembered for her war-time memoirs 'To War With Whittaker: The Wartime Diaries of the Countess of Ranfurly'. Iris Murdoch was an English novelist and philosopher. She was best known for the subjects of her work being about good and evil, sexual relationships, morality and the power of the unconscious. In a full cloth binding, in the original dustwrapper. Externally, in an excellent condition with little to no shelfwear. Dustwrapper is in an excellent condition with minor shelfwear to the head of spine. Gift inscription to the recto of front endpaper, H Ivan De Keenal January 1968. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Near Fine
Synopsis
IRIS MURDOCH was born in Dublin in 1919 of Anglo-Irish parents. She went to Badminton School, Bristol, and read classics at Somerville College, Oxford. In 1948 she returned to Oxford where she became a fellow of St. Anne's college. Awarded the CBE in 1976, Iris Murdoch was made a DBE in the 1987 New Year's Honours List. She died in 1999.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 676L35
- Title
- The Nice and The Good
- Author
- Iris Murdoch
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chatto and Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1968
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- iris murdoch the nice and the good countess of ranfurly to war with whittaker the nice and the good
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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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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