{"product_id":"fire-down-below-william-golding-1st-edition-faber-and-faber-1989","title":"Fire Down Below – William Golding (1st Edition, Faber and Faber, 1989)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Faber and Faber first edition (1989) of William Golding's \u003cem\u003eFire Down Below\u003c\/em\u003e is of interest to collectors of William Golding, Nobel Prize literature, and 20th century British fiction first editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout: \u003c\/strong\u003eA very good copy in a good dust jacket. The jacket carries the Paul Hogarth ship illustration on a predominantly white ground and is complete, with the boards and interior in notably better condition than the jacket. The jacket has significant wear: heavy chipping and loss to the top of the spine, further chipping to the corners, and some toning\/yellowing to the spine panel. The boards beneath are clean black cloth, tight and square. The interior is bright and clean throughout, entirely unmarked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTitle: Fire Down Below\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor: William Golding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Faber and Faber Limited, London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublication Date: MCMLXXXIX (1989)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdition: First Edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJacket illustration: Paul Hogarth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBinding: Hardcover, black cloth boards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDust Jacket Condition: Good (chipping to spine top and corners; spine toned)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis:\u003c\/strong\u003e Faber and Faber first edition of the concluding volume of Golding's celebrated \u003cem\u003eTo the Ends of the Earth\u003c\/em\u003e sea trilogy, following \u003cem\u003eRites of Passage\u003c\/em\u003e (1980, Booker Prize winner) and \u003cem\u003eClose Quarters\u003c\/em\u003e (1987). The trilogy follows Edmund Talbot's voyage from England to Australia aboard a decrepit man-of-war. A significant work in the Golding canon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview: \u003c\/strong\u003eWilliam Golding's \u003cem\u003eTo the Ends of the Earth\u003c\/em\u003e trilogy is one of the great achievements of late 20th century British fiction. \u003cem\u003eFire Down Below\u003c\/em\u003e brings Edmund Talbot's extraordinary voyage to its conclusion, completing a work of sustained imaginative power and linguistic brilliance. Golding was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983, and the trilogy stands as a crowning achievement of his later career. The first volume, \u003cem\u003eRites of Passage\u003c\/em\u003e, won the Booker Prize in 1980.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber and Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55575424631124,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/5972\/1556\/files\/fire-down-below-william-golding-1600x1600-0600.jpg?v=1776527058","url":"https:\/\/www.alexanderdavidfinebooks.co.uk\/products\/fire-down-below-william-golding-1st-edition-faber-and-faber-1989","provider":"Alexander David Fine Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}