The Nice and the Good
by Iris Murdoch
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1968 . First edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8" by 5.5". None. The first edition of Iris Murdoch's Booker Prize shortlisted novel in the original dust wrapper. First edition of The Nice and the Good by Iris Murdoch in the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. Murdoch's eleventh novel explores thriller and romantic comedy genres set in contemporary London, and follows the characters complex relationships in the context of a tragic suicide. It was shortlisted for the 1969 Booker Prize. Iris Murdoch was an Irish-British novelist and is was ranked twelfth on The Times list of the 50 greatest British writers since 1945. In the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. There are some slight creases to the extremities of the dust wrapper. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very bright and clean. 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 #
- 854W68
- Title
- The Nice and the Good
- Author
- Iris Murdoch
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1968
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Iris Murdoch Nice and the Good Modern Fiction Nice and the Good
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
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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