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Rites of Passage
by Golding, William
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine /Fine
- Seller
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HINDHEAD, Surrey, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux. Small, round blind-stamp of previous owner on the half-title page, easily missed, otherwise the book is fine. The dust jacket is not price-clipped, protected by a clear, removable cover. A very nice copy of the author's Booker Prize winning book. Weysprings Books is a Member of: the IOBA and PBFA, and subscribes to the Associations' Codes of Ethics. . Near Fine. Hardcover. First US Edition, First Printing. 1980.
Synopsis
Sir William Gerald Golding was a British novelist, poet, playwright and Nobel Prize for Literature laureate, best known for his novel Lord of the Flies . He was also awarded the Booker Prize for literature in 1980 for his novel Rites of Passage , the first book of the trilogy To the Ends of the Earth . The book is set at the end of the Napoleonic war era. In this novel the young protagonist, Edmund Talbot is keeping a detailed journal and account of his life onboard a ship voyage from England to Australia. Edmund is directing this account toward his wealthy godfather. He observes, with more than just a touch of cynicism and aloof superiority the microcosm coming to life around him. The reader is made to perceive how totally estranged from reality he is, from all practical things and the normal ways of the world while also noting the mounting tensions from the crew and passengers. He has to go through a rite of passage which shames him and makes him feel that it could define a part of his identity. Cleverly written with superior attention to detail, the reader will not be disappointed.
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- Bookseller
- Weysprings Books, IOBA, PBFA
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007527
- Title
- Rites of Passage
- Author
- Golding, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First US Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Farrar Straus & Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1980
- Size
- 8" x "5.5".
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- BOOKER PRIZE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern First Editions; Booker Prize;
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Weysprings Books, IOBA, PBFA
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Weysprings Books, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2010
HINDHEAD, Surrey
About Weysprings Books, IOBA, PBFA
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