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Lord of the Flies
by William Golding
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good
- Seller
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Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Rare book club edition with variant DJ illustration. Red cloth with gilt lettering along spine. Flyleaf has been removed, otherwise, in tight and clean condition. DJ shows creasing and minor tear along bottom front, light fading, otherwise in excellent condition, not price clipped.
Synopsis
Even though Lord of the Flies is a frequent submission on any banned books list, many high school students are first introduced to this classic piece of literature in their freshman English class. Using very young protagonists set in a harsh, wild environment, author William Golding's disturbing and engaging novel addresses the themes of human nature and personal welfare, often resulting in violence and murder. Despite its controversial subject matter, it is often considered one of the best novels of the 20th Century. Lord of the Flies turned Golding into a household name, and although Lord of the Flies was his most popular book, he remained a successful author long after its publication. In fact, Golding was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983, where he remarked that he sought to “...illuminate the human condition in the world of today” through his novels. Published in 1954 in London by Faber and Faber, Lord of the Flies has sold over millions of copies worldwide. It has been translated into many languages, including Basque and Catalan. Evidently, even though the book focuses on the trials and tribulations of twelve young boys, the themes and archetypes resonate with all readers.
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Details
- Seller
- Sun Mountain Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 23
- Title
- Lord of the Flies
- Author
- William Golding
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- BCE
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Coward, McCann & Geoghegan
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1962
- Pages
- 180
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- American Literature, Classic Literature
Terms of Sale
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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...
- Spine
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- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
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