RARE FIRST ISSUE BINDING
Lord of the Flies
Faber, 1954.
First edition. Primary or trial issue in blue cloth (rather than the usual red) lettered in white, in pictorial dustwrapper. A very good copy, slightly cocked with some wear to the corners, ownership name to front end paper, in a good only dustwrapper with chipping to the spine ends and corners and a repaired tear to the rear joint.
The author's classic first novel, now regarded one of the foremost pieces of twentieth century literature. The primary issue in blue cloth is very rare. Gekoski & Grogan (William Golding A Bibliography (1994)) cites only four known copies.
Gekoski & Grogan A2(a) (note)
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