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Golding, William. Lord of the Flies. First Edition.
Golding, William. Lord of the Flies. First Edition.
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GOLDING, William. Lord of the Flies. London: Faber and Faber, 1954.
Description
A highly desirable copy of the true First Edition, First Impression of William Golding’s dystopian masterpiece. Published by Faber and Faber in London, 1954. Octavo (8vo). Bound in the publisher's original red cloth boards with white lettering to the spine. This copy is offered without the rare dust wrapper, but the book itself stands in a solid, collector-grade Very Good condition.
Condition Report
- Spine & Binding: The notoriously fragile white pigment on the spine is exceptionally bright, clear, and fully intact—a rare survival, as this lettering is usually heavily chipped or entirely gone. The text block has a very slight, gentle lean, but the binding remains square, tight, and firm.
- Cloth & Boards: The original red cloth is clean and vibrant with sharp corners. There is no major sun-fading, water damage, or red dye bleeding.
- Internal Pages: Features a neat, contemporary previous owner inscription on the front endpaper. There is faint, minor spotting (foxing) restricted strictly to the preliminary pages. The remaining text block is remarkably clean, crisp, and completely free of heavy staining or marginalia.
- Bibliographic Note: Copyright page confirms the true first printing with "First published in mcmliv" and no mention of subsequent impressions.
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