THE SCORPION GOD. Three Short Novels
by GOLDING, William:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Faber and Faber. 1971. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Publisher's review copy. Original pale green cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. An excellent very near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the contents with a small ink name to the front endpaper are otherwise clean throughout. loosely laid in is the publisher's review slip with the typed title and publication date. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper. Correctly priced £1.75 to the front flap. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
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
- Lucius Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16705
- Title
- THE SCORPION GOD. Three Short Novels
- Author
- GOLDING, William:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Faber and Faber. 1971
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....