The Spire
by Golding, William
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Chelmsford, Essex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
First edition, first impression.
Original maroon cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A fine book in a near fine, price-clipped dust jacket with minor rubbing to corners and a little colour transfer to spine panel verso. An excellent copy.
Synopsis
Dean Jocelin is a man driven. He has a vision that causes him to construct an immense spire above his cathedral, and refuses to stop, despite the warnings of the masons and the complaints of all around him. The Spire is about the human condition, the nature of religion, and relationships. Explore the mind of Dean Jocelin, which is is stable as his spire.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Fine Book Cellar Ltd. (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1476183139459
- Title
- The Spire
- Author
- Golding, William
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Date Published
- 1964
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Golding, The Spire, First
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern First Editions; William Golding;
Terms of Sale
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
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Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....