The Scorpion God; Three Short Novels
by Golding, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0571098665
- ISBN 13
- 9780571098668
- Seller
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Campbellcroft, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Faber and Faber. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1971. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 0571098665 . 178 p. 20.5 cm. Sound and square binding in paper-covered boards. Minor wear to edges anc corner tips. Top edge of text block slightly dusty. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dustjacket is a bit darkened along the top edge of the rear panel and the flaps. A few light scratches. Upper corner of front flap is creased. Not price clipped. Includes the short novels: The Scorpion God, Clonk Clonk, and Envoy Extraordinary. .
Synopsis
The Scorpion God is a novella by William Golding, published in a collection of the same name, along with Clonk Clonk (1971) and Envoy Extraordinary (1956). The three novellas all explore themes about early societies which have characteristics that echo down the years to our own time. The Scorpion God is set in Ancient Egypt in pre-Pharaonic times.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Homeward Bound Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4744
- Title
- The Scorpion God; Three Short Novels
- Author
- Golding, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- ISBN 10
- 0571098665
- ISBN 13
- 9780571098668
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- 0571098665
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
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Campbellcroft, Ontario
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