PINCHER MARTIN
by Golding, William
- Used
- Near Fine
- Paperback
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine/None
- ISBN 10
- 057106809X
- ISBN 13
- 9780571068098
- Seller
-
Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London Boston: Faber and Faber, 1979. Reprinted Paperback Edition. Wrappers. Near Fine/None. ASSOCIATION COPY: SIGNED by the Author on the half-title & SIGNED & dated "1985" by the recipient, Canadian poet Greg Gatenby on the free front endpaper, 12mo (7 1/4" x 4 5/8"),, green-black-white pictorial wrappers with image of a man in foaming water, 208 pages. William Golding (1911 - 1993) won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983. He was knighted in 1988, and was awarded the prestigeous Booker prize in 1980. The Nobel Foundation cited: "his novels which, with the perspicuity of realistic narrative art and the diversity and universality of myth, illuminate the human condition in the world of today." <br/> <br/> Golding SIGNED relatively few of his books. That this is also SIGNED by a fellow author to whom Golding presented his work makes it extra special. <br/> <br/> First published in 1956, and reprinted several times. Remainder mark on bottom of pages.
Synopsis
The sole survivor of a torpedoed destroyer is miraculously cast up on a huge, barren rock in mid-Atlantic. Pitted against him are the sea, the sun, the night cold, and the terror of his isolation. At the core of this raging tale of physical and psychological violence lies Christopher Martin’s will to live as the sum total of his life.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3295
- Title
- PINCHER MARTIN
- Author
- Golding, William
- Format/Binding
- Wrappers
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprinted Paperback Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 057106809X
- ISBN 13
- 9780571068098
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Place of Publication
- London Boston
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- Prometheus, castaway, sailors, ocean, hallucination, drowning, death, philosophy, North Atlantic, warfare, Navy, sinking, torpedoes, island, rescue, myth, Greek
- Product_type
- Paperback
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- Remainder Mark
- Usually an ink marking of some sort which indicates that the book was designated a remainder. In most cases, it can be found on...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...