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Golding, William. A moving target. Faber and Faber, 1982.
Price: US$1.91 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Dust jacket has light scratches/marks and outer edges have minor scuffs. Book content is in very good readable condition.
Seller: Hay-on-Wye Booksellers, Hay-on-Wye, HEREF, United Kingdom
Golding, William. Moving Target. Faber and Faber, 1982.
Price: US$2.70 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Golding, William. Moving Target. Faber and Faber, 1982.
Price: US$4.19 + shipping
Description: Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading.
Seller: Reuseabook, Gloucester, GLOS, United Kingdom
Price: US$4.19 + shipping
Description: blind stamp-mark inside, VG
Seller: Mr.G.D.Price, Mansfield, United Kingdom
William Golding. Moving Target. Faber and Faber January 1982, 1982.
Price: US$5.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description:
Seller: Dunaway Books, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Golding, William. A Moving Target. Faber & Faber, Limited, 1982.
Price: US$5.41 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Seller: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, United Kingdom
Golding, William. A Moving Target. Faber & Faber, Limited, 1982.
Price: US$8.56 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Golding, William. A Moving Target. Faber & Faber, London, 1982.
Price: US$10.08 + shipping
Description: Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. Some very light foxing to top edge and edges of free endpapers. ix, 214 pages. The autobiography of the Nobel Laureate. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels.
Seller: Adelaide Booksellers, Clarence Gardens, SA, Australia
Golding, William. A Moving Target. Faber and Faber Limited, London, 1982.
Price: US$11.59 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Boards are clean and unmarked. Pages have some scattered dark brown spots on the top edges but are otherwise clean and unmarked. Jacket has a little light edge and surface wear. First printing
Seller: Raymond Tait, Beccles, SUFFO, United Kingdom
Golding, William:. A Moving Target.. London, Faber and Faber 1982., 1982.
Price: US$13.26 + shipping
Description: 202 S. Ppbd. mit Schutzumschlag.
Seller: Antiquariat Bücheretage, Bonn, Germany
Golding, William. Moving Target. Faber & Faber, London, 1982.
Price: US$15.46 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition first printing. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean, title gilt perfect. Text block clean, with light toning to edges. The pages are crisp and unblemished. Feels lightly read. Sharp spine ends. Neat pencil notation to FEP. Near fine condition. Jacket some minor creasing to top edge of front panel. Light handling marks to the gloss. Overall near fine. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a worthy addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A very nice example of this collectible first edition first printing title, by Golding
Seller: Durdles Books (IOBA) (PBFA), Birmingham, United Kingdom
GOLDING William. A Moving Target. Faber & Faber 1982, 1982.
Price: US$15.46 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: fine in clipped dust jacket; 202 pages
Seller: Tiger books, Canterbury, United Kingdom
William Golding.. A Moving Target,. Faber and Faber., 1982.
Price: US$18.04 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Good, green boards, unclipped, gold embossed gilt spine, indent to spine, foxing front edge ( photos ), bubble wrapped, mylar pro: 5* seller. William Golding has divided this second collection of short, or shortish, non-fictional pieces - his first was The Hot Gates published in 1965 - into two sections. The first, 'Places', ranges from Wiltshire through Holland, Greece and Egypt to Planet Earth itself; and the second, 'Ideas', contains philosophical and critical reflections."
Seller: Jaycee Books., London, United Kingdom
Golding, William (1911-1993). A moving target / William Golding. London : Faber and Faber, 1982.
Price: US$18.73 + shipping
Description: Very good cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xi, 202 pages ; 22 cm. Subjects; Air traffic control United States Data processing. Doppler radar. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
William Golding.. A MOVING TARGET.. , 1982.
Price: US$19.32 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1982, Faber and Faber, first edition, ppxi + 202, green cloth in dustwrapper.
Seller: Graham York Rare Books ABA ILAB, Honiton, United Kingdom
GOLDING, William.. A Moving Target.. London: Faber and Faber (1982)., 1982.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Description: 202 pp. Very near fine in like dust jacket.
Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
GOLDING, William. A Moving Target. Faber and Faber, 1982.
Price: US$20.61 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition, first impression. Fine in near fine unclipped dustwrapper. Winner of 1980 Booker Prize for Rites of Passage. Subsequently in 1983, Golding was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature for his novels which, with the perspicuity of realistic narrative art and the diversity and universality of myth, illuminate the human condition in the world of today.Published: Faber and Faber, 1982
Seller: Roy Turner Books, Stockport, United Kingdom
GOLDING, William. A Moving Target. Faber and Faber, London, 1982.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Bumping at top corners, else near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light edgewear.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Golding, William. A Moving Target. London; Faber;, 1982.
Price: US$25.77 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printing. Fine in fine dustjacket.
Seller: timkcbooks (Member of Booksellers Association), Penzance, United Kingdom
William Golding. A Moving Target. Faber and Faber Limited, London, 1982.
Price: US$28.02 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 1st impression, appears unread, not price clipped (£8.95 net), no owner's name or other inscription, D/j has no tears, nicks, creases or marks and is protected by a clear removable sleeve. This copy purchased new by me upon publication.
Seller: MHO - Collectors' Books, Fittleworth, Pulborough, United Kingdom
Golding, William. A Moving Target. Faber, London, 1982.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Near fine in dust jacket.
Seller: Clayton Fine Books, Shepherdstown, WV, U.S.A.
Golding, William. A Moving Target. Faber & Faber, London, 1982.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: "William Golding has divided this second collection of short, or shortish, non-fictional pieces - his first was The Hot Gates published in 1965 - into two sections. The first, 'Places', ranges from Wiltshire through Holland, Greece and Egypt to Planet Earth itself; and the second, 'Ideas', contains philosophical and critical reflections." Ships same or next business day. Bookplate of noted collector, Rolland Comstock, on paste-down endpaper. Spine is slightly loose, minimal edge wear, small bumps on spine ends. Pages are tight, bright, and clean. Dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. DJ has minor edge wear, two tiny holes on front cover near fore-edge. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 202 pages
Seller: Good Books In The Woods, Spring, TX, U.S.A.
Golding, William (1911-1993). A moving target / William Golding. London : Faber and Faber, 1982.
Price: US$30.34 + shipping
Description: Very good cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xi, 202 pages ; 22 cm. Subjects; Air traffic control United States Data processing. Doppler radar. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
GOLDING, William. A Moving Target. Faber and Faber, London, 1982.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
GOLDING, [Sir] William (1911-1993). A Moving Target. London: Faber and Faber, 1982, 1982.
Price: US$48.95 + shipping
Description: [Prose anthology] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.xii; 202 [2]. Publisher's green cloth, gilt titles to spine. With the photographic dust-jacket priced at £8.95 to front flap. Internally clean and bright, a few pencil annotations towards rear. Jacket flaps laminated to cloth. Rear panel warped due to lamination. Loose newspaper clippings inserted. Very good. A collection of short, nonfictional pieces, some first published in magazines such as Holiday, The Listener, and The Guardian. Some are of a personal, reflective nature while others tackle broader topics such as creativity and Utopia.
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
Golding, William. A Moving Target. London Faber and Faber Limited 1982, 1982.
Price: US$48.95 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, first impression. Publisher's green boards with gilt lettering to spine. Clear, removable, archival protective cover fitted to dust-jacket. Octavo. pp. [xii], 204. Published on 24th May 1982 in an edition of 4,000 copies at £8.95. A book in Fine condition in a Fine dust-jacket which has been price-clipped and re-priced at £9.50 net. Gekoski and Grogan A14a
Seller: OJ-BOOKS ABA / PBFA, SOLIHULL, United Kingdom
Golding, William. Moving Target. Faber & Faber, 1982.
Price: US$49.72 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: makellos
Seller: Rosemarie Spannbauer, Neureichenau, Germany
Golding, William.. A Moving Target. First Edition.. London, UK: Faber & Faber., 1982.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 8vo. Blue Cloth. Dust Jacket with protective plastic sleeve. Very Good. 202 pp. ISBN 0571118224
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$126.25 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A smart collection of first editions of works from Nobel Prize winning British novelist and playwright, William Golding. Five volumes. First edition. Written by William Golding, a British novelist, playwright, and poet who was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Literature. He is best known for his novel Lord of the Flies. This set includes: A Moving Target, 1982. A collection of short non-fictional pieces centred on 'Places' and 'Ideas', containing philosophical and critical reflections to some of his own novels. The Paper Men, 1984. Wilfred Barclay is a novelist in a dead marriage, with the incurable itches of middle-ages lust, and a border-line alcohol addiction. But the most unbearable irritation in his life is Professor Rick L. Turner. William Golding: The Man and His Books. A Tribute on His 75th Birthday, 1986. A view of the man behind the novels, with personal recollections and biographical sketches of the author. Edited by John Carey, a British literary critic and Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford. Close Quarters, 1987. Following on from Rites of Passage, this novel explores Talbot's point of view as he meets a young woman on a different ship. The Double Tongue, 1995. Found in draft form after his death and published posthumously, this novel tells the story of the Pythia, the priestess of Apollo at Delphi. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original dust wrappers are all unclipped other than A Moving Target which is price-clipped. Dust wrappers are very smart with light shelf wear. A small crease to the front flap of Close Quarters. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
GOLDING, William. A Moving Target. Faber, 1982.
Price: US$161.03 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, first printing. Signed by the author on half title. Slight bruise to tail of spine, otherwise near Fine in dustwrapper.
Seller: Kestrel Books and Gallery, Hereford, United Kingdom
GOLDING William. MOVING TARGET (SIGNED). Faber And Faber,, London,, 1982.
Price: US$167.47 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo pp xi, 202. Signed by the author on the title page. ISBN: 0571118224 Fine in fine dust jacket. No inscriptions (apart from Golding), not price-clipped. Original 8.95 price (i.e. first issue jacket.)
Seller: Burwood Books, Wickham Market, United Kingdom
Golding, William ( SIGNED ). Moving Target. Faber & Faber, London, 1982.
Price: US$226.22 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine copy, in jacket with a small scrape to laminate at top of spine. ( See photos ) Inscribed on ffep. to a Canadian poet. A very attractive copy.
Seller: Renaissance Books, Victoria, BC, Canada
Golding, William. A MOVING TARGET. Faber and Faber, London, 1982.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition, first prnt. Signed and dated "23/6/83" by Golding of the front free endpage. Two small laminate wrinkles on the dustkjacket front panel. Fine condition in a Near Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Golding's second collection of non-fiction pieces.
Seller: REVERE BOOKS, abaa/ilab & ioba, Fernandina Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Golding, William. A Moving Target. Faber and Faber, London, 1982.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing with the words "First Published in 1982" printed on the copyright page. A beautiful copy SIGNED by William Golding on the title page. This First Issue dustjacket has the publisher's printed price present on the front flap with minor wear the edges. The book is bound in the publisher's cloth and is in great shape. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning with minor wear to the boards. The pages are clean with NO marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy SIGNED by the author.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
GOLDING, William.. A Moving Target.. Faber and Faber, London., 1982.
Price: US$837.37 + shipping
Description: First edition. Octavo. pp xi, 202. Non-fiction pieces grouped under two headings: ''Places'' and ''Ideas''.Presentation copy from the author to a fellow-writer, inscribed: ''For Ingmar J. Björkstén with best wishes from William Golding [his address] 16/10/83''. Mr Björkstén was an influential cultural journalist in Sweden and it was only two months after this inscription that the Nobel Prize was awarded to William Golding. To quote the Nobel citation, ''for his novels which, with the perspicuity of realistic narrative art and the diversity and universality of myth, illuminate the human condition in the world of today''. Golding was the first British literary Nobel laureate since Winston Churchill in 1953.Head of spine very slightly bumped. Fine in near-fine, price-clipped dustwrapper slightly creased at the edges.
Seller: Peter Ellis, Bookseller, ABA, ILAB, London, United Kingdom