LORD OF THE FLIES

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original red cloth with white titles to the spine, in the Anthony Gross illustrated dustwrapper. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm with just a little bumping to the spine tips, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the very good lightly rubbed and nicked, price-clipped dustwrapper that has a few short closed tears and some toning to the spine and panel edges. An attractive example in entirely original condition.

William Golding's debut novel of which 3040 copies of the first edition were printed. Despite slow initial sales the novel became an international bestseller and indisputably, a classic of twentieth century literature. (Gekoski & Grogan A2).