{"product_id":"to-the-ends-of-the-earth-a-sea-trilogy-william-golding-faber-and-faber-1991","title":"To the Ends of the Earth: A Sea Trilogy – William Golding, Faber and Faber, 1991","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Faber and Faber one-volume edition (1991) of William Golding's \u003cem\u003eTo the Ends of the Earth: A Sea Trilogy\u003c\/em\u003e is of interest to collectors of William Golding, Nobel Prize literature, and 20th century British fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout: \u003c\/strong\u003eA very good copy in a very good dust jacket. The jacket is bright with strong, unfaded colours and the striking Paul Hogarth maritime illustration; light wear to the jacket edges consistent with careful use. Boards are tight and clean. Inscribed gift plate as per photo. The interior is crisp - well-preserved copy of this handsome omnibus edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTitle: To the Ends of the Earth: A Sea Trilogy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComprising: \u003cem\u003eRites of Passage\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eClose Quarters\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eFire Down Below\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor: William Golding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Faber and Faber, London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublication Date: 1991\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdition: First one-volume edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJacket Illustrator: Paul Hogarth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDust Jacket Condition: Very Good\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis:\u003c\/strong\u003e First one-volume Faber and Faber hardback collecting all three novels of Golding's celebrated Sea Trilogy, with a new Foreword by the author discussing the relationship of fiction to history and the revisions made for this edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview: \u003c\/strong\u003eWilliam Golding's Sea Trilogy, comprising \u003cem\u003eRites of Passage\u003c\/em\u003e (Booker Prize, 1980), \u003cem\u003eClose Quarters\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eFire Down Below, \u003c\/em\u003efollows the aristocratic Edmund Talbot aboard a decaying man-of-war voyaging from England to Australia in the early nineteenth century. By turns comic, tragic, and sublime, the trilogy is among the finest achievements of late 20th century British fiction, and Golding's Nobel Prize (1983) only adds to its enduring collectibility.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber and Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55574897328468,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/5972\/1556\/files\/to-the-ends-of-the-earth-william-golding-1600x1600-0624.jpg?v=1776522659","url":"https:\/\/www.alexanderdavidfinebooks.co.uk\/products\/to-the-ends-of-the-earth-a-sea-trilogy-william-golding-faber-and-faber-1991","provider":"Alexander David Fine Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}