"There are perhaps no days of our childhood we lived so fully as those we spent with a favourite book."
— Marcel Proust
See below our stock of Iris Murdoch First Editions, fine bindings, sets and other collectible material.
London: Chatto and Windus, 1968. [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION, first impression, with SIGNED AUTOGRAPH LETTER and WRAP-AROUND BAND. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.350. With a hand-written note from Murdoch in black ink on a single sheet of blue note-paper: 'For Margaret and | Harry, with much | love from |..... More
London: Chatto and Windus, 1968. [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.350. With the dust-jacket illustrated by John Ward, priced at 30s. Ink ownership to endpaper. Some light wear. Shortlisted for the 1969 Booker Prize. Celebrated Anglo-Irish writer Iris Murdoch was a winner the James Tait..... More
London: Chatto & Windus, 1980. [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.[6] 505 [1]. Publisher's grey cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the red and white dust-jacket designed by Will Carter, priced at £6.50. Edges toned, otherwise internally clean. Jacket a little sunned to spine..... More
London: Chatto and Windus, 1974. [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.[6] 327 [3]. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket designed by John Sutcliffe, priced at £2.50. Spotting to edges, otherwise internally clean. Jacket a little toned and sunned to spine..... More