William Golding - The Scorpion God; Darkness Visible

London, Faber and Faber, 1971-1979. First edition. Cloth. Smart and bright first edition copies of two works by the renowned author William Golding. First edition copies of these two works in the publisher's original cloth bindings, with the original dust wrappers. The dust wrapper is unclipped to The Scorpion God, and price-clipped to Darkness Visible. Sir William Golding (1911-1993) was a British novelist, playwright, and poet, best known for his debut novel Lord of the Flies (1954). He was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Literature. The Scorpion God (1971) is a collection of three novellas: The Scorpion God, set in ancient Egypt; Clonk Clonk, set in pre-historic Africa; and Envoy Extraordinary, set in ancient Rome. The novel Darkness Visible (1979) won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, and tells a story of a struggle between good and evil. This work was his first publication since the collection The Scorpion God. In the publisher's original cloth bindings, with the original dust wrappers. Unclipped dust wrapper to Scorpion God. Price-clipped dust wrapper to Darkness Visible. Externally, cloth is in lovely condition to both volumes. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean to Scorpion God. Pages are age toned but clean to Darkness Visible. Dust wrappers are in excellent condition apart from price-clipping to Darkness Visible. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Near Fine.

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