Lord of the Flies by William Golding. London: Faber and Faber Ltd, 1960. First Edition, Fifth Impression.
Signed and inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper: “Jeremy Scuse / William Golding”. A terrific association copy, as Jeremy Scuse played Rowland in the classic 1963 film adaptation by Peter Brook. Lord of the Flies is one of the most widely studied and discussed novels in modern literature. A signed copy provides a connection to Golding and his legacy as a Nobel Prize-winning author.
248 pages. Red cloth binding with white lettering on spine. Good condition, with wear to the edges and some discoloration on the front and back. The original, unclipped dust jacket is in very good condition with small chips at the top and bottom of the spine and some darkening to the back cover.