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Rites of Passage; Close Quarters; Fire Down Below [the three-volume Sea Trilogy]
by GOLDING, William
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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About This Item
London: Faber & Faber, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. London, Faber & Faber, 1980, 1987 and 1989 (all first editions). Octavo, three volumes, [vi], 278; [iv], 281; and [iv], 313 pages. Papered boards; a fine set with the fine unclipped dustwrappers (the first one very lightly creased). [3 items].
Synopsis
Sir William Gerald Golding was a British novelist, poet, playwright and Nobel Prize for Literature laureate, best known for his novel Lord of the Flies . He was also awarded the Booker Prize for literature in 1980 for his novel Rites of Passage , the first book of the trilogy To the Ends of the Earth . The book is set at the end of the Napoleonic war era. In this novel the young protagonist, Edmund Talbot is keeping a detailed journal and account of his life onboard a ship voyage from England to Australia. Edmund is directing this account toward his wealthy godfather. He observes, with more than just a touch of cynicism and aloof superiority the microcosm coming to life around him. The reader is made to perceive how totally estranged from reality he is, from all practical things and the normal ways of the world while also noting the mounting tensions from the crew and passengers. He has to go through a rite of passage which shames him and makes him feel that it could define a part of his identity. Cleverly written with superior attention to detail, the reader will not be disappointed.
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- Bookseller
- Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 131535
- Title
- Rites of Passage; Close Quarters; Fire Down Below [the three-volume Sea Trilogy]
- Author
- GOLDING, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1980
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
Biblio member since 2006
Adelaide, South Australia
About Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
The business was established in Adelaide in March 1976 and is a longstanding member of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers (ANZAAB) and the Australian Antique Dealers Association (AADA). A large out-of-print and antiquarian stock is maintained at our retail outlet in the centre of Adelaide; mail-order catalogues of our specializations are issued and a representative selection of our stock is online.
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