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Iris Murdoch | First Editions
1919 - 1999
See below our stock of Iris Murdoch First Editions, fine bindings, sets and other collectible material.
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The Black Prince.
London: Chatto and Windus, 1973. [Modern Fiction]. FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.xviii; 364; [2]; blank. Purple cloth with gilt titles to spine, in pictorial dust-jacket priced at £2.50. Corners pushed otherwise a clean, fine copy. Shortlisted for the 1973 Booker Prize; In this riveting tale of love and... More about The Black Prince
Nuns and Soldiers.
Chatto & Windus, London, 1980. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.[vi]; 505; [1], blank. Publisher's grey cloth hardback titled in gilt to spine, original illustrated dust-jacket desinged by Will Carter, priced at £6.50. Spine a touch sunned. Very good indeed. Celebrated Anglo-Irish writer Dame Iris Murdoch was a winner the James Tait... More about Nuns and Soldiers
The Philosopher's Pupil.
London: The Hogarth Press / Chatto and Windus, 1983. [Modern Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.viii; 576. Blue cloth hardcovers with gilt titles to spine, in pictorial dust-jacket by Cathie Felstead priced at £7.95. One gathering toned due to mixed paper stock else a fine copy in like wrapper. More about The Philosopher's Pupil
The Sandcastle.
London: Chatto and Windus, 1957. [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.318; [1], imprint; [1], blank. Green cloth with gilt titles to spine, in pictorial dust-jacket designed by Charles Mozley, priced at 15s. Discreet single name to flyleaf, bookstore label to pastedown, some dustiness and toning to both... More about The Sandcastle
The Sea, The Sea.
London: Chatto and Windus, 1978. [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.[8]; 502; [2]. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine. Pictorial dust-jacket reproducing a detail from a famous Hokusai woodblock print and an uncredited detail from a wall painting in the Golden Hall of the Horyu-ji... More about The Sea, The Sea
A Severed Head.
London: Chatto and Windus, 1961. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.252. Near fine (neat owner name, edges dusty) in similar dustwrapper (a little worn at spine tips). Shows very well indeed. Martin believes he can possess both a beautiful wife and a delightful lover. But when his wife, Antonia, suddenly leaves him... More about A Severed Head
A Severed Head.
London: Chatto and Windus, 1961. FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.252. Book is fine; bright jacket with some edgewear. Most attractive Martin believes he can possess both a beautiful wife and a delightful lover. But when his wife, Antonia, suddenly leaves him for her psychoanalyst, Martin is plunged into... More about A Severed Head
The Unicorn.
London: Chatto and Windus, 1963. [Modern Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.viii; 319; [1], blank. Sage green hardcovers with gilt titles to spine, top edge coloured blue, in pictorial dust-jacket by Christopher Cornford priced at 21s. Book is near fine; jacket very good, with a few chips and... More about The Unicorn
An Unofficial Rose.
London: Chatto and Windus, 1962. [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp. 348. Green cloth with gilt titles to spine, in pictorial dust-jacket designed by T. Ritchie. With 'Book Society Choice' wraparound band. Neat owner name to flyleaf, light spotting to edges else a fine copy in similar jacket. More about An Unofficial Rose
An Unofficial Rose.
London: Chatto and Windus, 1962. [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.348; [4], blank. Green cloth with gilt titles to spine, in pictorial dust-jacket designed by T. Ritchie. Discreet owner's name to flyleaf, some edge spotting, price-clipped jacket lightly used, toned to spine. Very good. A tragi-comedy of human relationships. More about An Unofficial Rose
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