THE NICE AND THE GOOD
by Murdoch, Iris
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Stephenson, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1968. First Edition. First Impression. Octavo (20cm); brown paper-covered boards with titles stamped in gilt on spine; brown topstain; dustjacket; [6],7-350,[2]pp. Hint of offsetting to endpaper, else Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced 30s net), with a faint crease to upper front flap, a tiny tear to upper front panel, and a few faint foxed spots on verso; Near Fine. An attractive copy of the author's longest novel that was shortlisted for the 1969 Booker prize.
Synopsis
IRIS MURDOCH was born in Dublin in 1919 of Anglo-Irish parents. She went to Badminton School, Bristol, and read classics at Somerville College, Oxford. In 1948 she returned to Oxford where she became a fellow of St. Anne's college. Awarded the CBE in 1976, Iris Murdoch was made a DBE in the 1987 New Year's Honours List. She died in 1999.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Captain Ahab's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5855
- Title
- THE NICE AND THE GOOD
- Author
- Murdoch, Iris
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1968
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Captain Ahab's Rare Books
Biblio member since 2010
Stephenson, Virginia
About Captain Ahab's Rare Books
Founded in 2010, Captain Ahab's Rare Books specializes in first editions of literature, genre fiction, film-related books and ephemera, zines, manuscript and archival material.
Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...