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The Red and The Green
by Iris Murdoch
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good Only
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: The Viking Press, 1965. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good Only. 8.5" by 6". None. The first edition of Iris Murdoch's 'The Red and The Green'. Dame Jean Iris Murdoch DBE (15 July 1919 8 February 1999) was an Irish-born English author and philosopher, best known for her stories regarding ethical and sexual themes. Her first published novel, Under the Net, was selected in 2001 by the editorial board of the American Modern Library as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. In 1987, she was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire. The Red and the Green is a 1965 novel by Iris Murdoch that covers the events leading up to and during the Easter Rebellion in Ireland during World War I. It is written in a different style than Murdoch's other fiction, but like the other novels deals with complex family relationships, which has some relationship to the authors own family. It is notable for Murdoch's use of existentialism in the actions of its main protagonist Andrew Chase-White, an Anglo-Irishman who has volunteered and become a young officer in the King Edward's Horse regiment, leading to a conflict with the other, Catholic side of his family. In the original publisher's cloth binding and the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Very minor shelfwear to the boards. A little bumping to the spine. Dustwrapper has a tear to the spine resulting a little loss, and some discolouration to the rear wrap and joints. Ink inscription to the front flyleaf. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good
Synopsis
Iris Murdoch was born in Dublin in 1919 of Anglo-Irish parents, grew up in London and was educated at Oxford and Cambridge. She is the author of 26 novels and several works of philosophy. She died in 1999.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- MOD6-H-10
- Title
- The Red and The Green
- Author
- Iris Murdoch
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good Only
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1965
- Size
- 8.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- iris mudroch the red and the green the black prince easter rebellion the red and the green
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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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