Lord of the Flies

First Edition, First Printing with the words "First Published mcmliv" printed on the copyright page with NO indication of later printings. A spectacular copy. This ORIGINAL First Issue dustjacket with the summary of "Lord of the Flies" on the front flap, later changed to blurbs is vibrant in color with NO chips or tears. The book is in fabulous shape and is one of the rare publisher's trial binding bound in blue color, that the publisher changed to Red color. The blue binding is far more scarce than the red binding. The binding is tight with a minor wear to the edges. The pages are exceptionally clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A stunning copy, with an incredible untouched dustjacket in collector's condition.

First Edition, First Printing SIGNED by William Golding. This inscription reads "For John Dalton with best wishes William Golding. John Dalton was a freelance UK journalist whose career spanned the mid-twentieth century. A wonderful copy. This First Issue dustjacket with the summary of "Lord of the Flies" printed on the front flap later changed to blurbs on later dustjackets has a small chip to the top spine with light wear to the edges. The book is in fantastic shape and is bound in the publisher's Red Cloth. The binding is tight and the boards are crisp. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A wonderful copy SIGNED by the author on the page before the title page.

Faber and Faber, 1954 First Edition, First Printing SIGNED by William Golding on a laid in signature. An attractive dustjacket that is vibrant in color with some wear to the spine and edges. This original First State dustjacket has the price present on the front flap. The book is in nice condition. The binding is tight, with light wear to the panels. The pages are clean with no writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a lovely copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION in collector's condition!!! We buy SIGNED Golding First Editions.. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine.

Faber and Faber, London, 1954 First Edition, First Printing. A BRIGHT ATTRACTIVE dustjacket that is vibrant in color. This original dustjacket has NO chips or tears and has benefitted from some professional restoration. The book is in excellent condition. The binding is tight, and the boards are crisp with light wear to the edges. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a beautiful copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION in collector's condition. We buy Golding First Editions.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/As New.

London: Faber, 1954. A first edition, first printing published by Faber in 1954. A fine book with just a little toning to the pages. White titles on red cloth very clear and bright. No inscriptions. In a very good clipped wrapper with some light internal reinforcement to the spine. Spine browned, with a little wear to the extremities. Accompanied by the rare wrap-around band. In a custom-made clamshell box with titles. E. M Forster's own copy, with his book label. Much of Forster's library was sold when the author moved from his family home at West Hackhurst in Abinger Hammer, Surrey in 1946. After taking residence in Kings College Cambridge (with a much reduced library), he continued to give books away as he acquired new ones. Most of his final was sold in 1971 by Heffer and Sons. There were many first edition copies in this, but not this particular copy. Forster was pivotal to the success of 'Lord of the Flies', talking Faber into taking on the unknown writer. It was slow to sell, but with Forster's naming it 'outstanding novel of the year', the book has since gone on to sell over 10 million copies worldwide. Faber produced the E. M. Forster's choice band after the first copies had sold out (before being reprinted). Such band are scarce now and not mentioned in the bibliography. Scarce with these attributes

London: Faber, 1954. Red cloth, spine lettered in white. Light yellowing to page edges; red stain to lower margin of front pastedown, about two inches of the lower fore margin, and about two inches of lower inner margin of front free endpaper; some faint sunning to rear cover; else fine, no visible water stains to the binding. Supplied first state jacket: internal small light red stains along top margin of mostly front panel and to lower inner corners of both panels, but nothing inside the front flap to correspond to the stain on the endpapers; spine lightly sunned, with small light red stains at lower inner corners of front and rear panels showing through; short split to top rear spine fold; VG otherwise, spine and front panel show well, flap price intact. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ON PUBLICATION DAY "To Mr and Mrs Nelles with the author's regards 7/9/54". The Nelles' were the Golding's next door neighbours. Laid in is Golding's Edward Gorey bookplate signed in ink"William Golding". In a plain khaki cloth slipcase with some damp stains, VG otherwise. G&G A2. One of the best-known novels in 20th century English literature, it had been rejected by 21 publishers before Charles Monteith picked it from the slush pile at Faber and urged publication of this first published novel by an unknown 43 year old schoolmaster. Provenance: estate of Dr. Richard C. Davis of Guelph, Ontario, who purchased it in 1988 from British dealer David Mayou. . Inscribed by Author. First printing. Hardcover. Octavo.

First Edition, First Printing. This First Issue dustjacket with a summary of the book on the front flap instead of blurbs has some discoloration to the spine. The copy is SIGNED by Golding on a laid in signature.The book is in great shape and is bound in the publisher's RED cloth with minor wear. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A wonderful copy SIGNED by the author.

London: Faber & Faber Ltd, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. First edition, first printing in first state jacket priced at 12s 6d net. 248pp. Original red cloth with white spine lettering. Very Good with stains and slight bowing to boards, light foxing to edges, in original dust jacket with some offsetting from tape on verso and flaps, still Near Fine, having very subtle toning to spine panel, barely any edge wear, unclipped and unrestored. The author's first book, a post-apocalyptic novel of boys on a remote island descending into barbarity. Scarce in its British first edition in a presentable original dust jacket.

London: Faber, 1954. In a trial binding of bluish black cloth, spine lettered in white. Slight rubbing to spine ends; front cover mottled with damp, only a little mottling to rear cover; pencil and small ink owner's names at front; very light yellowing to page edges; else a VG unworn copy. Supplied first state jacket has internal and external red stains to lower portions of panels; bit of darkening to spine and flap folds, with small chips at ends; darkening to upper margins of flaps; internal repairs with white paper tape; just good otherwise, flap price intact. Bookplate (by Edward Gorey) signed by Golding laid in. Gekoski A2 knew of four copies - this makes a fifth. ,,,,. First printing. Hardcover. Octavo.

Faber and Faber, London., 1954. First edition. Octavo. 248 pages. Features on all those lists of 100 novels, and even turns up at number 68 in the list of books which have attracted most attempts to have them removed from the shelves of American public libraries.Contemporary (1954) ownership signature on front free endpaper. Slight fading to head and tail of spine. Very good indeed in very good, nicked and slightly spotted dustwrapper a bit darkened at the spine and chipped at head and tail of spine.

Coward-McCann, 1955 First Edition, First Printing. A magnificent dustjacket that is vibrant in color with NO chips or tears. This ORIGINAL First Issue dustjacket has the price present on the front flap with only a hint of wear to the edges. The book is in excellent condition. The binding is tight, and the boards are crisp with slight wear to the edges. The pages are exceptionally clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a stunning copy. Trades and offers considered.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

New York: Coward-McCann, 1955. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First American edition. Fine in a crisp and fine, price-clipped dustwrapper with a tiny tear at the crown. The Nobel Prize winner's key book, his arresting first novel about the elemental savagery of human nature. A beautiful copy and uncommon thus.

London: Faber, 1954. Red cloth, spine lettered in white.Yellowing to page edges; small ink name at front; small light spot to centre of lightly darkened spine; else fine. In a later (1956) dust jacket with slightly yellowed spine and flap folds but very nearly fine otherwise, flap price intact. Covered by a facsimile of the first state 1954 dust jacket in as new condition. G&G A2. One of the best-known novels in 20th century English literature, it had been rejected by 21 publishers before Charles Monteith picked it from the slush pile at Faber and urged publication of this first published novel by an unknown 43 year old schoolmaster. . First printing. Hardcover. Octavo.

Faber & Faber London, 1960. Fifth impression of first edition of 1954. SIGNED DIRECTLY ON FRONT PAGE by Golding (NOT ON A "STICKER" OR ADDED "CLIP"). Dustwrapper identical in appearance to first edition. Book in NEAR FINE condition, clean pages, no writings except author's inscription, tight and square, minor bumps to lower tips of covers, unfaded spine. Dustwrapper with original price present on front flap, minor wear/chips to spine edges, otherwise whole and vibrant. Pictures on request. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. $3,000

Fourth impression of first edition of 1954. With sticker SIGNED by Golding to title page. DW. Identical in appearance to first edition. Sl. lean to book, spine sl. faded with sl. signs of wear to head and tail, pages sl. age browned. VG in wrapper that is worn and internally stained, chipped at head and tail of spine and corners with short tears at head of spine along joints and has small hole to top corner of upper panel and with small tear in centre of spine but still appears whole and quite bright.

08/1964. Edition: 1. softcover. fast ohne Mängel, höchstens einmal gelesen. 1355

New York: Coward-McCann, 1955. First American Edition. A fine copy in a dust jacket with a tiny chip at the rear fold.

New York: Coward-McCann, Inc, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New. First American edition stated, first printing. Near Fine, with light bruising at spine ends, faint rubbing to corners. Previous owner rubber stamp and two small stains to front free end paper, slight musty odor to pages. In a Near Fine or better dust jacket, with publisher's price intact, faint rubbing at extremities and light toning to spine. A rather fantastic copy.

Coward-McCann, 1955-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Hardcover, Stated First Edition, 1955 Coward-McCann 243 pages. Near Fine, in a VG+ DJ. Tan cloth spine with green titles over green patterned cloth boards - corners sharp. A touch of shelf/edge wear and a small closed tear to the front panel of the unclipped DJ - now in mylar (front interior flap of DJ is lightly stamped Shapiro’s Drug Store) - no previous owner marks - all pages are bright, clean and crisp. Lord of the Flies was Golding's first novel. Although it was not a great success at the time—selling fewer than 3,000 copies in the United States during 1955 before going out of print—it soon went on to become a best-seller. A very handsome copy. LOC FB-01

London: Faber and Faber, 1954. Book. Near fine condition. Hardcover. First edition, 2nd printing. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 248 pages. Hardcover binding in excellent condition without defect. The unclipped dustjacket (price intact) is lightly rubbed at the extremities, with minor soiling, minor browning to the spine, and a few spots of browning/foxing to the bottom of the spine. Includes a highly uncommon wrap-around with quotes from Arthur Calder Marshall of the BBC, as well as quotes from the Daily Mail, the Evening News, and the Glasgow Herald. The text is clean and unmarked. Stated on the copyright page: First edition, 2nd impression..

New York: Coward-McCann, 1955. First American Edition. Ownership signature on front free endpaper; very good plus in a dust jacket with some tiny nicks, tears and minor rubbing.

New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., 1955. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo; 3/4 dark green textured paper over quarter beige cloth, with titles stamped in dark green on spine; dustjacket; 243pp. Contemporary owners name and date to front endpaper, sunning to board edges, with faint trace of foxing to text edges; Very Good+ to Near Fine. Dustjacket is price-clipped, with light wear to spine ends and corner tips, else a bright, Near Fine example. Housed in a custom dark green cloth slipcase. Considerably less common that its British counterpart; when Lord of the Flies was first published in the U.S. in 1955, it sold only 2,383 copies before quickly going out of print. By the numbers, fewer copies of the American edition were produced and survived than the British, which was published at 3,040 copies. Golding's best-known and most controversial novel. Lord of Flies is ranked #41 on the Modern Library's list of 100 Best Novels, and is the basis for both the 1963 Peter Brook film (terrific) and the 1990 film directed by Harry Hook (ghastly). Though it remains one of the most challenged books by the American Library Association year after year, it is likely to be required reading in schools for the forseeable future.

New York: Coward Mccann, 1955. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 243 Pp. Yellow Cloth Spine, Greenish Boards. Stated First American Edition, 1955. Book With A Just A Few Traces Of Rubbing, Bright And Clean, Tiny Abrasion On Bottom Edge Of Front Board Near Cloth. Dust Jacket Priced $3.50, Bright And Clean, Tiny Losses At Bottom Of Front And Rear Flaps Not Due To Wear. No Marks Or Names Or Bookplate; 3/4" Square Faint Ghost Of A Price Label On Front Flap And Facing Area On Front Free Endpaper.

Good. New York: Coward-McCann", Inc.," 1955. Stated First American Edition. Hardcover. 5 ½ x 8 ”. 243 pp. Good in a good dust jacket with the original price of $3.50 on the front flap. The dust jacket is protected in mylar. Moderate insect damage to the dust jacket and the boards. Internally very good. The interior is unmarked. The binding is solid.

First edition, second impression (Faber and Faber, 1954). Dust jacket design by Anthony Gross. Original publisher's red cloth; minor rubbing to spine tips; very small date stamp to front endpaper; light toning to edges. Original and unclipped dust jacket has some abrasion and chipping to head and foot of spine panel; a little rubbing and minor chipping to corners; small closed tear to head of rear panel; a few small stains and discreet tape repairs to verso. An excellent copy overall.

Hardcover. Fiction. 248 pp. Faber and Faber Limited, London (1954). First Edition. Fifth Printing. "Fifth impression mcmlx (1960)" on CP. A bright, clean and unmarked Near Fine copy with a few minor flaws. Lower corners on both boards slightly bumped and rubbed. Spine slightly cocked. Spine ends gently creased and sun-lightened. DJ has 15-shilling price and is moderately worn and chipped, with 3 or 4 small closed tears. More photos upon request. Shipped in a box within a box, in bubble wrap, with a tracking number.

1st Edition, 2nd impression, published in the same year. No inscriptions or foxing in the book. Dust jacket is not price clipped or torn, just with very, very slight fraying at the top of the spine and slightly discoloured at the spine. All titles perfectly legible. Lovely copy.

London: Faber and Faber, 1954. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Red cloth hardcover book in very good condition, with ORIGINAL dust jacket in fair condition. This is a second impression of the 1954 first edition, as stated on copyright page. Cover shows signs of shelf wear and some very faded stains, back cover has small tape marks. Spine is slightly bent but not cracked. Front and back endpapers and pastedowns have tape marks, while back pastedown shows remains of previous owner's bookplate. Dust jacket is chipped, frayed and spotted in a few spots. Pages are clean and unblemished. Questions welcome. We ship internationally from the United States and Canada every week. If buying internationally, please be aware that additional charges may apply for heavier books. We guarantee a safe, quick, and secure transaction. 10+ years in online bookselling experience.

Faber and Faber Ltd, 1954. Trade Paperback. Good. SIGNED by William Golding in ballpoint pen at title page. Softcover Faber & Faber edition. Sound & nice copy, some minor discoloration, light crease alongside spine, minor thumbing wear. Prev. owner's name at inside cover in black ink, very small amount of balding at back wrap. A rare opportunity to have a SIGNED edition of a classic that will stay with humanity for all of its days. We are so proud to be offering this to collecting community.

Faber, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. VG-/VG- 3rd print 1955 Faber hardback, unclipped DJ, beautifuly jacket design. Very scarce early printing of this 20th century classic. Light spine lean due to previous storage, a little surface wear to DJ edges and rubbing around top of jacket spine and top corners, some spotting to end-papers and insides of dust-jacket flaps else VG and unmarked. Jacket has typical pattern of corner trimming seen with Faber dust-jackets of this period, not price-clipped. Immediate dispatch Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 074633..

New York: Coward - McCann, Inc.. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. First American edition, so stated. Board edges lightly rubbed. A few faint spots to text block edge. The unclipped jacket in mylar has some damage to spine and folds, and large chip to corner back panel. A square tight unmarked copy in unclipped jacket. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

New York: Coward-Mccann, 1955. First edition stated. Quarter bound in mustard cloth over green textured cloth is tight and square with pretty sharp tips. No markings. Price intact jacket has edgewear at spine ends (with light paper loss), small chip and short closed tear on back panel and tiny chip at bottom or rear panel at fold to rear flap. A classic and basis for the film of the same name. In mylar. . First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Coward-McCann, Inc, 1955. First Edition. Good/Good. New York: Coward-McCann, Inc, 1955: First American Edition, First Printing. In dust jacket with price of $3.50 intact. Good. Light damp staining to top of fore edge, that does not extend into the pages. Evidence of erased pencil on front free end paper, smudge to front flap of dust jacket. Cloth shows light, uneven toning, and edge wear. The dust jacket is worn along the folds, with chipping and some loss to the top and bottom of the spine and a split started at the top of the front spine joint. Sunning to spine panel. Stated first edition.

Coward-McCann. Good in Good dust jacket. 1955. First American Edition. Hardcover. Stated First American Edition. Dustjacket tattered, torn, and edge worn along spine edges. . Boards edge worn and tanned around edges. Bookseller's sticker on back endpaper. ; 8" - 9" tall; 243 pages .

Stated First American Edition, Coward-McCann, 1955. In fine condition, clean and unmarked, boards are bright and without wear or bumping, spine is straight and secure, small book store tag on free front end page "The Personal Book Shop Boston". The dust jacket has a 1.5" x 1.5" piece missing at the top right corner of the front panel, slight wear at spine ends, $3.50 publisher's price intact on flap.

Faber and Faber Limited, London, 1957 Very good in a very good dust jacket. Fourth impression stated on the copyright page. Book has slight foxing on the page ends and end papers; previous owner's name on the front free end paper, book very slightly leaning. Dust jacket is intact with original price 15s printed on the front flap; slight tanning along the edges and spine, and very slight chipping at the corners and spine ends. One very minor closed tear on the top of the front panel.. 4th Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

London: Faber & Faber. This is a Very Good Copy of this book in yellow and black paperback format.There are NO previous names or inscriptions present.The book has a firm binding with NO hinge weakness.There is a little tanning to page edges.This is a very decent copy of this scare title and is the First Paperback Edition of this Classic work 8vo 248pp [1958] . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st Printing. 1958.

London: Faber and Faber, 1954. Custom Clamshell Case (Book not included). No Binding. Not a Book. London: Faber and Faber, 1954. Custom Clamshell Case (Book not included). No Binding. First Edition Clamshell Case. Superb Custom Fitted Modern Collector's Clamshell Bookcase [Not A Book] HAND-CRAFTED by our...

London: Faber and Faber, 1954. Hardcover. Good. Second impression, same year as the first. A worn, good only copy with numerous small flaws.

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Coward-McCann, 1962. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. Dust jacket in acceptable condition. Cover and binding are worn but intact. A reading copy in fair condition. D/J pasted down. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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Faber & Faber 1961. First edition sixth impression (first published 1954, this edition 1961), octavo, red cloth boards with white lettering to spine, 248pp, VG (some puckering to rear board & its cloth due to exertion of heavy pressure or a strong knock, same effect but lighter to front board, light puckering to upper internal corner of text block due to same, light tanning, foxing & soiling to page edges, some tanning & foxing to eps) in d/w, VG- (moderately heavy staining, some tanning esp to spine & flap folds, small nicks & brusing to spine extrems & flap corners)

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New York: Coward-McCann, 1962. The dustjacket rightly calls this a "Modern Classic" - one of the great dystopian novels of the mid-Twentieth Century. Originally published in 1955. This is a Very Good copy of the Second Impression (stated "The 1962 Edition" and "Second Impression - September 7. 1962"). White cloth binding, with spine lettering/decoration and front cover decoration in black and red. Clean text; 243 pages, with a two-page biography of the author in the rear. The Introduction is by E.M. Forster. The dustjacket, a rather famous design by George Salter, is unclipped; the spine is darkened, with some sunning at the margins; chips at the head and foot of the spine. In an archival plastic protector. A respectable copy, and much less of a financial hurdle than the First Printing. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Second Printing.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good Minus.

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In good condition overall! Beautiful dust jacket. Mylar binding. There is an inch rip on the dedication page. Otherwise, there are no obvious stains or tears. Some wear on the bottom rim of the book.

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