The Spire
by Golding, William
Dean Jocelin is a man driven. He has a vision that causes him to construct an immense spire above his cathedral, and refuses to stop, despite the warnings of the masons and the complaints of all around him.
The Spire is about the human condition, the nature of religion, and relationships. Explore the mind of Dean Jocelin, which is is stable as his spire.
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The Spire
by William Golding
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- 1964
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Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, GBR
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London: Faber and Faber, 1964. First edition. Hardback. Very Good. SELLER'S DESCRIPTION - First printing, small octavo, 224 pages; publisher's purple cloth, gilt-blocked titles on the spine; coloured dust-wrapper by John Piper. CONDITION - Fore-edge with faint foxing spots, otherwise Fine; unclipped dust-wrapper. Seller Item Price
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The Spire
by GOLDING, William
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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London: Faber and Faber, 1964. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Slightly cocked with some edgewear else about near fine in a very good price-clipped dustwrapper with toning and creasing. A *Burgess 99* title. Item Price
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New York, New York, USA
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New York: Harcourt, 1964. First. hardcover. fine/fine. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Harcourt Brace, (1964). First American Edition.<br/> <br/> Signed by Golding on the title page.<br/> <br/> Item Price
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BATH, Somerset, GBR
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London: Faber and Faber, 1964. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 7.5" by 5". None. An excellent first edition copy of this popular novel by renowned author William Golding, in its original and unclipped dustwrapper. The first edition by the renowned author William Golding, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1983 and listed as one… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE SPIRE
by Golding, William
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Lake Forest, Illinois, USA
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New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc, 1964. First American Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo, black cloth with gilt spine lettering, cream endpapers, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket of man holding the model of a cathedral spire by Paul Bacon Studio, vi + 218 pages. William Golding (1911-1993) won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983. … Read more about this item Item Price
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by Golding, William
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New Harbor, Maine, USA
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Harcourt Brace and World, 1964. Book. VG+. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. A VG+ copy in a VG+ dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap.. Item Price
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London: Faber and Faber. 1964. Uncorrected proof copy of the first edition, first printing. Uncorrected proof copy of the first edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Publisher's original blue card covers printed in black, in the proof state John Piper illustrated dustwrapper. A very good or better copy, the binding square and firm with a staple puncture (staple… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Spire
by Golding, William
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- 1966
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Pullman, Washington, USA
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New York, New York: Pocket Books, 1966. MMPB. Very Good+. First Thus First edition thus from the Lord of the Flies author on Pocket, Cardinal Edition 75109. Firm, likely unread copy. Light bumping to some corners and a small stress mark on front cover. Red dyed page edges. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and shipped with… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE SPIRE
by Golding, William
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Columbus, Ohio, USA
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New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc.. Very Good. (1964). Hardcover. First American Edition. Black boards, gilt stamping to spine, previous owner signed, newspaper clipping laid-in at page 64-65 has caused some toning, otherwise a clean, very good copy in a slightly toned dj. . Item Price
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The Spire.
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Palm Beach, Florida, USA
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$950.00
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London: Faber & Faber, 1964. First British edition. Octavo, original cloth.Signed by William Golding on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with just a touch of rubbing. A very bright copy. A most remarkable book, as unforeseeable as one foresaw, an entire original... remote from the mainstream, potent, severe, even forbidding" (Frank Kermode, New York… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Spire
by GOLDING, William
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- 1964
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1964. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First American edition. Long gift inscription front fly, a little wear at the edges of the boards, very good in very good or alittle better dustwrapper. Item Price
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The Spire
by GOLDING, William
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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$100.00
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New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1964. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First American edition. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket with faint toning and slight creasing. Advance review copy with publisher's slip laid in. Item Price
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The Spire
by William Golding
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- 1964
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BATH, Somerset, GBR
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$119.33
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London: Faber and Faber, 1964. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". None. A first edition of William Golding's sixth novel, 'The Spire'. Utilising a stream of consciousness style, the book deals with the construction of a spire and its creator Dean Jocelin. As well as its style of writing, the novel is notable for… Read more about this item Item Price
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Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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$250.00
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London: Faber and Faber, 1964. Uncorrected Proof. Paperback. Near fine. Uncorrected proof copy of The Spire by William Golding.. Small octavo, 223pp. Green paperback, title in black on spine. Stated "uncorrected proof copy" on front cover, with no date printed in text. Solid text block, unopened pages, a near fine example. Edges of text block have some wear,… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Spire
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BATH, Somerset, GBR
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London: Faber and Faber, 1964. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 7.5" by 5". None. A first edition copy of this historical work of fiction by William Golding, which follows the construction of a medieval cathedral, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. First Edition. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. This the a wonderful copy of William Golding's 'The… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Spire
by GOLDING, William
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- 1964
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1964. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First American edition. Cocked with rubbed edges else very good in a very good dustwrapper with toning and edgewear. Item Price
$20.00
The Spire
by GOLDING, William
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- Used - Fine
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- Very Good
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- 1964
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- Hardcover
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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$30.00
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New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1964. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First American edition. Fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with toning on the spine, tiny nicks, and a notation on the front flap. Item Price
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The Spire - 1st US Edition/1st Printing
by Golding, William
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- 1st US Edition; First Printing
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- 1964
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Summerville, South Carolina, USA
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$120.00
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New York: Harcourt Brace & World. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1964. 1st US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A handsome first US edition/first printing in Near Fine condition in Near Fine dust-jacket; The Spire is a gripping novel about a group of boys who are sent to live in a tower by their repressive, religious … Read more about this item Item Price
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THE Spire
by William Golding
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- Used - Good+
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- 1967
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- Softcover
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Edmonton, Alberta, CAN
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$3.95
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London: Faber & Faber. Good+. 1967. Softcover. 1967 reprint. Pages clean and unmarked, all intact. Cover has light soiling/spotting to rear and outer edge of pages, light wear to edges/corners and a few small creases. (185os) ; Faber Paper Covered Editions; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Item Price
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The Spire
by Golding, William
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- 1964
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Chelmsford, Essex, GBR
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$188.42
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First edition, first impression.
Original maroon cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A fine book in a near fine, price-clipped dust jacket with minor rubbing to corners and a little colour transfer to spine panel verso. An excellent copy. Item Price
$188.42