Unofficial Rose
by Murdoch, Iris
The nine characters in this novel are all looking for love; and so closely is the web woven that the actions and passions of each are constantly affecting the others. The irony and pathos of this tangled situation has extended Iris Murdoch's powers to the full, but her mastery of it is complete. Impelled by affection, lust, lost scruple, illusion and disillusion, wanting to be free yet needing to be involved, these characters perform the linked figures of their destiny.
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An Unofficial Rose
by Iris Murdoch
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- 1962
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London: Chatto and Windus, 1962. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". None. The first edition of Iris Murdoch's sixth novel, 'An Unofficial Rose'. Thematically, this work is dominated by Romantic love. Each of the main characters are in love with at least one of the others. Freedom is another important theme to… Read more about this item Item Price
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An Unofficial Rose (Vintage Classics)
by Iris Murdoch
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London: Chatto and Windus, 1962. 1st Edition . Very Good Plus/Very Good. 5.5 x 8 inches (14 x 20 cm). Dust jacket: Browning to spine, rubbing and very slight wear to ends of spine and corners. A light scuff runs diagonally across front cover. Unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good. Book:… Read more about this item Item Price
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An Unofficial Rose
by MURDOCH, Iris
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London: Chatto & Windus, 1962. First Edition. Octavo (20cm.); original cloth in pictorial price-clipped dust jacket by T. Ritchie, Book Society Choice belly-band; 348pp. Small dampspot to belly-band, else Near Fine. A romantic tragi-comedic novel, the author's sixth. "Not recommended for those who seek a positive rendering of human possibilities" (Women and Literature (3rd ed.), p. 134); GRIER, p.… Read more about this item Item Price
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London: Chatto & Windus, 1962. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 8" by 5". None. The first edition of this novel by popular author Iris Murdoch The first edition of this fascinating novel by popular author Iris Murdoch. This novel presents the most complex web of human relationships Miss Murdoch's imagination has spun: tensile, elegant, shimmering. This… Read more about this item Item Price
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An Unofficial Rose
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London: Chatto & Windus, 1962. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Near Fine. 8" by 5.5". Not Stated. A lovely first edition copy of Iris Murdoch's sixth novel, 'An Unofficial Rose'. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Iris Murdoch was a popular novelist and… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: The Viking Press, 1962. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". None. The first U.S edition of this witty novel by Iris Murdoch, focusing on the complex life of a family. First thus, the first U.S edition. In an unclipped dustwrapper. The sixth novel… Read more about this item Item Price
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An Unofficial Rose
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London: Chatto and Windus, 1962. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". None. The first printing of this complex and challenging Iris Murdoch novel. ''An Unofficial Rose' presents the most complex web of human relationships Miss Murdoch's imagination has yet spun: tensile, elegant, shimmering, this web "quivers in every part when one point is… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE UNOFFICIAL ROSE
by Murdoch, Iris
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- 1962
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$250.00
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NY: Viking, 1962. First US edition, first prnt. Signed by Murdoch on the front free endpage. Board topedges and spine cloth toned; dustjacket with spine and extremity toning. Tight copy in Very Good condition in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover. Murdoch's sixth novel.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
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An Unofficial Rose
by Iris Murdoch
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London: Chatto and Windus, 1962. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8" by 5.5". None. The first edition of Iris Murdoch's sixth novel, 'An Unofficial Rose'. Thematically, this work is dominated by Romantic love. Each of the main characters are in love with at least one of the others. Freedom is another important theme to this work.Critically,… Read more about this item Item Price
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An Unofficial Rose
by Murdoch, Iris
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- 1987
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- 9780140021547
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Penguin Group, 1987. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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An Unofficial Rose
by Murdoch, Iris
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- No Jacket
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- 1986
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Harmondsworth, UK: Penguin Books Ltd.. Ex. Library with the usual stickers and stamps. In spite of this the book is little used and a good reading copy. Weysprings Books is a Member of: the IOBA and PBFA, and subscribes to the Associations' Codes of Ethics. . Good. Paperback. 1986. Item Price
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An unofficial rose
by Murdoch, Iris
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London: Chatto & Windus , 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Good copy in original gilt-blocked cloth with some wear and tear as with age. Sun toned on the spine and boards. Remains well-preserved overall; bright and clean. Physical description; 347 pages. Subjects; Fiction in English (1945-) Texts. Genre; Novel. Item Price
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AN UNOFFICIAL ROSE
by Murdoch, Iris
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- 1962
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Montreal, Quebec, CAN
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London: Chatto & Windus, 1962. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. A just about fine copy in green cloth, gilt titles to the spine, in a near fine neatly price-clipped T. Ritchie (Trekkie Ritchie Parsons) designed pictorial dustwrapper. 8vo. 348 pp. A bright, fresh copy of this Book Society Choice adapted into the… Read more about this item Item Price
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An Unofficial Rose - with the rare wrap-around band
by Murdoch, Iris
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- 1962
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Harrogate, North Yorkshire, GBR
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Chatto and Windus, 1962. Hardcover. Near Fine. A first edition, first printing published by Chatto and Windus in 1962. A near fine book without inscriptions. Some slight bumping to the spine tips. Clean internally. In a very good unclipped wrapper with a browned spine and some chipping to the edges. With the rare Book Society Band. … Read more about this item Item Price
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An Unofficial Rose: (Penguin Book No. 2154)
by Iris Murdoch
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- First Penguin Edition
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- 1964
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Tarrington, Herefordshire, GBR
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London: Penguin Books, 1964. First Penguin Edition . Very Good Plus. 4.25 x 7 inches (11 x 18 cm). Light creasing and fading to spine, otherwise excellent. Overall condition is Very Good Plus. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £9.95; USA £13.45; Oceania £13.65; Rest of World £12.20. A postage refund… Read more about this item Item Price
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An Unofficial Rose
by MURDOCH, Iris (1919-1999)
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Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, GBR
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London: Chatto and Windus, 1962. [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.348; [4], blank. Green cloth with gilt titles to spine, in pictorial dust-jacket designed by T. Ritchie. Single ink name to flyleaf, extremities sunned, jacket spine is toned else fine. Overall a very good copy indeed. A tragi-comedy of human relationships. Item Price
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An Unofficial Rose
by Iris Murdoch
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- Good
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- First
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- 1962
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- Green Cloth. Silver lettering on spine.
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Cape Town, ZAF
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DW. Not price clipped. Some small chips to head and tail of dw. Edges a little dirty. In removable protective cellophane. Item Price
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An Unofficial Rose
by Murdoch, Iris
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- 9780140021547
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Frederick, Maryland, USA
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Penguin Books. Used - Good. Good condition. (Nurseries, Horticulture, Relationships, Symbolism, Sexual Disorders) Item Price
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An Unofficial Rose - with the rare wrap-around band
by Murdoch, Iris
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- 1962
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Harrogate, North Yorkshire, GBR
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$157.01
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Chatto and Windus, 1962. A first edition, first printing published by Chatto and Windus in 1962. A near fine book without inscriptions. Some slight bumping to the spine tips. Clean internally. In a very good unclipped wrapper with a browned spine and some chipping to the edges. With the rare Book Society Band. Item Price
$157.01