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GOLDING | Three editions of Pincher Martin, 1956, signed

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December 10, 01:47 PM GMT

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1,500 - 2,000 GBP

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GOLDING, WILLIAM

Three editions of Pincher Martin, comprising:


Pincher Martin. Faber and Faber, 1956, 8vo, first edition, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON FRONT ENDPAPER, original moderate red cloth boards, dust-jacket, very slight wear to jacket at edges; [together with:] The Two Deaths of Christopher Martin. New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1957, first American edition, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON HALF-TITLE, original brilliant yellow cloth and black boards, dust-jacket, tiny closed tears to jacket; Chris Martin. Paris: Gallimard, 1960, first French edition, one of 41 copies on vellum paper, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON FRONT ENDPAPER, original light blue paper wrappers, minor creasing to covers and some light dust-soiling (3)


Pincher Martin was published under the title The Two Deaths of Christopher Martin in America.


LITERATURE:

Gekoski and Grogan A4(a), A4(b)


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