A Severed Head
by Murdoch, Iris
A Severed Head is a satirical, sometimes farcical 1961 novel by Iris Murdoch. Primary themes include marriage, adultery, and incest within a group of civilized and educated people. Set in and around London, it depicts a power struggle between grown-up middle class people who are lucky to be free of real problems. A Severed Head was a harbinger of the Sexual Revolution that was to hit Britain in the 1960s and '70s.
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A Severed Head
by Murdoch, Iris
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- Used - Very good, 1st edition, no d/j, blue boards clean (spine a little creased), gilt spine titling bright, text block firm and pages
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- 1st
- Published
- 1961
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- Hardback
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, GBR
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£25.00
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London: Chatto & Windus, 1961. 1st. hardback. Very good, 1st edition, no d/j, blue boards clean (spine a little creased), gilt spine titling bright, text block firm and pages unmarked. Very light foxing on endpapers and grubbiness on edges.. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). Martin believes he can possess both a beautiful wife and a… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Severed Head
by Murdoch, Iris
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
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- First British Paperback Printing
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- 1963
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- Paperback
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Campbell River, British Columbia, CAN
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£16.09
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London: Penguin Books, 1963. The authors's fifth novel, this copy is in very solid condition. Interiors are lightly tanned and unmarked. Soft covers show a modicum of shelfwear and age-toning. Mild creasing to the spine. A nice solid copy. First British Paperback Printing. Vintage Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Charles Raymond - Cover Design . 12mo - over… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Severed Head
by Murdoch, Iris
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1961
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- Hardcover
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Rockville, Maryland, USA
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£28.23
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New York: The Viking Press, 1961. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.
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A Severed Head
by Iris Murdoch
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- Used - Good-
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- Good-
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1961
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- Red cloth. Gold gilt lettering on spine.
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Cape Town, ZAF
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£48.40
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DW. Not price clipped. TIght copy with foxing to edges. Large owners sig. on fep. Some minor fishmoth nibble on lower front inside flap and both edges. Back cover acceptably grubby. Protected by removable cellophane. Item Price
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A SEVERED HEAD.
by MURDOCH, Iris
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- Used - 8vo, 252pp. A good hardback copy in lighlty edgeworn price clipped dust jacket with tanning to rear.
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Camberwell, Victoria, AUS
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£42.45
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Chatto & Windus, London, 1961. First edition. . 8vo, 252pp. A good hardback copy in lighlty edgeworn price clipped dust jacket with tanning to rear. . Item Price
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A Severed Head
by Iris Murdoch
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- Used - Very Good Indeed
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- Very Good Indeed
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- First edition
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- 1961
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- Cloth
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BATH, Somerset, GBR
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£65.00
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New York: The Viking Press , 1961. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". None. First U.S edition of Iris Murdoch's compelling satirical novel 'A Severed Head' First thus, First U.S Edition. This satirical novel by Iris Murdoch follows the protagonist Martin Lynch-Gibbon through adultery, divorce and failed love affairs.… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Severed Head
by Murdoch, Iris
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1961
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- Hardcover
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London, Middlesex, GBR
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£33.00
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London: Chatto & Windus, 1961. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 205mm Tall, 8vo. 252 Pages. Dust jacket worn, browned to edges and extremities with small tears at corners. . Item Price
£33.00
A Severed Head
by MURDOCH, Iris (1919-1999)
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Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, GBR
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£65.00
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London: Chatto and Windus, 1961. [Modern literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.252. Publisher's orange cloth with gilt titles to spine, in pictorial dust-jacket designed by John Woodcock, priced at 18s. No inscriptions. Book is a little bumped and handled. Very good, in a similar jacket with a few small chips. Martin believes he can possess both a… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Severed Head
by MURDOCH, Iris
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- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
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- 1961
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Winchester, Virginia, USA
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£80.66
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London: Chatto and Windus, 1961. First Edition. First printing. Octavo (20cm). Original orange paper, titled in gilt, in original dark green dust jacket; plain endpapers; 252pp; works by the same author opposite title page. Bookplate of Baird Brown. Square and tight, with slight dustiness to top edge, small erasures and bookplate to front endpapers, else Near Fine. Jacket unclipped… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Severed Head (Acting Edition)
by Murdoch, Iris
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- New
- ISBN
- 9780573015274
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Victoria, British Columbia, CAN
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£16.88
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Samuel French Ltd. New. Special order direct from the distributor Item Price
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A Severed Head
by MURDOCH, Iris
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- Used - Fine
- Edition
- 2nd Printing
- Published
- 1964
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780573015274
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Eunumclaw, Washington, USA
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£7.42
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US: Penguin Books, 1964. Penguin Books 1964 2nd Printing Fine/ Unread. Light fading to spine. Tight tanned pages.. 2nd Printing. Paperback. Fine. Item Price
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A Severed Head. A novel.
by IRIS MURDOCH
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- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1961
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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London, GBR
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£35.00
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Chatto & Windus, London, 1961. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing). 8vo. 252pp. Orange-red boards lettered in gold at the spine. Top- and fore edge quite spotted, encroaching a fraction to some leaf margins, and with a touch of further light spotting to the free endpapers, the half-title and the title page. A nice bright copy in… Read more about this item Item Price
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A SEVERED HEAD
by Murdoch, Iris
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- None as Issued
- Edition
- First Edition, 6th Printing
- Published
- 1976
- Binding
- Soft cover
- ISBN
- 9780140020038
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- 1
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Berkeley, California, USA
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£10.08
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London, UK: Penguin, 1976. First Edition, 6th Printing . Soft cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/Near New. Illustrated soft cover/NF w/faint creasings to surface & front upper/lower corners. A novel of how being in love triggers disquiet and even ruthlessness, and may well have nothing to do with happiness. Martin Lynch-Gibbon thinks he can have both a beautiful… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Severed Head
by MURDOCH, Iris
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Published
- 1961
- Binding
- Hardcover
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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£60.50
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London: Chatto & Windus, 1961. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. First edition. Slight foxing on the page edges else very near fine in about fine dustwrapper with two tiny tears. A tale of adultery and incest. Item Price
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A Severed Head
by Murdoch, Iris
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- Used - Fine
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- Near Fine
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 1961
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- Hardcover
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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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£133.09
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New York: The Viking Press, 1961. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. [6], 3-248, [4] pp. Quarter white cloth over red paper boards with red lettering on the spine. Price of $3.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Jacket's design by Bill English. A review copy, with the publisher's slip laid in. Jacket with two spots… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Severed Head
by Murdoch, Iris
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- Used - Very good. VG-condition. Pages mildly yellowed (not much).
- Published
- 1963
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- Trade paperback
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- 9780670001408
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Clayton, Missouri, USA
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£6.41
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Viking, 1963. Trade paperback. Very good. VG-condition. Pages mildly yellowed (not much).. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. Item Price
£6.41
A Severed Head
by Iris Murdoch
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- Used - Acceptable
- Published
- 1976
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780140020038
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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£5.02
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Penguin Publishing Group, 1976. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
£5.02
A Severed Head
by Iris Murdoch
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- Used; Good
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- Paperback
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- 9780140020038
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London, Greater London, GBR
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A Severed Head
by Murdoch, Iris
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1961
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780670636747
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- 1
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Johannesburg, ZAF
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£7.26
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Chatto & Windus, 1961. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. the boards are a little shelf rubbed. sporadic foxing.no inscriptions.the binding is excellent. (PM). Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Item Price
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A Severed Head
by Iris Murdoch
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- Used - Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780140020038
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Cambridge, New York, USA
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£2.01
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Penguin. Paperback. Good. 1976. The covers show normal wear, especially at the corners and edges. Pages appear clean, but a bit discolored with age. Binding is reasonably tight. Used Item Price
£2.01