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THE SPIRE
de Golding, William
- Usado
- Muy bueno
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Muy bueno/Very Good
- Librería
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc, 1964. First American Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo, black cloth with gilt spine lettering, cream endpapers, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket of man holding the model of a cathedral spire by Paul Bacon Studio, vi + 218 pages. William Golding (1911-1993) won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983. He was knighted in 1988, and was awarded the prestigeous Booker prize in 1980. The Nobel Foundation cited: "his novels which, with the perspicuity of realistic narrative art and the diversity and universality of myth, illuminate the human condition in the world of today." In another convincing blend of Goldingesque allegory-and-parable, The Spire explores the complex, ego-driven vision that animates Dean Jocelin to erect an immense new spire above his cathedral. The strains test the limits of everybody who surrounds him. All too soon, the stone pillars shriek as the earth beneath them heaves under the crushing weight. Very good condition internally and externally.
Sinopsis
Dean Jocelin is a man driven. He has a vision that causes him to construct an immense spire above his cathedral, and refuses to stop, despite the warnings of the masons and the complaints of all around him. The Spire is about the human condition, the nature of religion, and relationships. Explore the mind of Dean Jocelin, which is is stable as his spire.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 799
- Título
- THE SPIRE
- Autor
- Golding, William
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First American Edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1964
- Palabras clave
- Medieval, priest, erection, tower, spire, ego, madness, construction, building,
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Sobre el vendedor
Borg Antiquarian
Miembro de Biblio desde 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
Sobre Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
