Golding, William. The Inheritors. Published by Faber and Faber Ltd, London, 1955.

Price: US$32.08 + shipping

Description: , 233 pages First Edition , book covered with removable plastic sleeve, previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown, a few light spots at fore-edges but generally a nice clean and tight copy, in very good condition , Blue cloth, with gilt title on spine Octavo, 19 x 13 cm Hardback ISBN:

Seller: Keoghs Books, Skipton, United Kingdom

Golding, William. The Inheritors. Faber and Faber Limited, London, 1955.

Price: US$32.08 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Some light edge rubbing but boards otherwise clean and unmarked. Page edges are lightly browned. Previous owners gift message on front free end paper. A few spots to the endpapers but the pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. First printing. No jacket.

Seller: Raymond Tait, Beccles, SUFFO, United Kingdom

William Golding. The Inheritors. Faber and Faber, 1955.

Price: US$33.30 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: Hardback. Faber, 1955. No D/J, boards discoloured, 'Boots Booklovers Library' sticker on front & the slanted spine is worn so titles hard to make out (Looks pretty much the same as one depicted). The very lightly tanned pages have a few light usage mark/creases & staple rust mark but are free of any inscription or annotations. If you have any queries please contact me by e-mail. Images of items also available on request. We endeavour to send orders as quickly as possible & in most cases are sent by first available post 6 days a week. (1-320/2)

Seller: The Swift Bookstore, Peterlee, United Kingdom

Golding, William. The Inheritors. Faber & Faber, 1955.

Price: US$35.86 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: Ex-library book, usual markings. Well read with a few loose pages, and wear to bidning. But still very useable. Note: this is a 1956 edition reprint. With Dust Cover. Quick dispatch from UK seller.

Seller: Stephen White Books, Bradford, United Kingdom

GOLDING, William. The inheritors. Faber and Faber, London, 1955.

Price: US$37.66 + shipping

Description: Ex Boots Library - trace of labels on front board & back pastedown. Internally VG, with clean pages in tight binding; a few spots of foxing on page fore-edge; blue cloth a little soiled & scuffed; lettering on spine badly worn and dulled. Ideal for rebinding. Used - Acceptable. Ex lib hardback (no dust jacket)

Seller: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, United Kingdom

William Golding. The Inheritors. Faber and Faber, 1955.

Price: US$46.96 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Seller: Half Price Books Inc., Dallas, TX, U.S.A.

William Golding. The Inheritors. Faber and Faber, 1955.

Price: US$46.96 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Seller: HPB-Diamond, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.

Golding, William. The Inheritors.. Faber and Faber, London, 1955.

Price: US$49.59 + shipping

Description: Blue cloth (no dustjacket). 233 pp. -(Cover somewhat discoloured, name written on endpaper, bookblock bit browned, otherwise decent copy.).

Seller: Antiquariaat Berger & De Vries, Groningen, Netherlands

GOLDING, William.. The Inheritors.. Faber and Faber, London., 1955.

Price: US$121.91 + shipping

Description: First edition. The author's second novel. Octavo. 233 pages. Near fine in very good indeed dustwrapper, by Anthony Gross, a little nicked and creased at top edge.

Seller: Peter Ellis, Bookseller, ABA, ILAB, London, United Kingdom

William Golding. The Inheritors. Faber & Faber Ltd, 1955.

Price: US$125.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Hardbound in dust jacket. 1st UK edition. Minor wear to edges of dust jacket. 1/2 inch paper loss to tail of spine. Wear to board edges, otherwise very good.

Seller: Black Cat Books, Shelter Island, NY, U.S.A.

Golding, William.. THE INHERITORS.. Faber and Faber, 1955.

Price: US$190.57 + shipping

Description: 1st Ed. 233pp. + [vii] blank. Sm. ownership signature, very good in original bright gilt lettered cloth, in Anthony Gross d/w. with some very minor soiling. The authors second novel. US$189

Seller: Francis Edwards ABA ILAB, Hay on Wye, United Kingdom

Golding, William:. The Inheritors. Ldn: Faber and Faber Ltd, 1955., 1955.

Price: US$192.49 + shipping

Description: FIRST EDITION. Original blue cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine. Complete with non p/c pictorial dust jacket, 1" closed tear to head of spine, folds slightly browned, spine head and tail and one corner slightly chipped. In protective covers. Overall VG+/VG. 8vo. 233pp. Author's second novel.

Seller: Bookstand, Poole, United Kingdom

Golding, William. THE INHERITORS. Faber and Faber, London, 1955.

Price: US$200.76 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: PRICE NOT CLIPPED (12s 6d). No inscriptions.Blue boards with Gild title on spine in Good condition, internally clean. Dj has brown fox spotting, small loss to top of dj spine otherwise good. Scan available on request.

Seller: BOOK COLLECTORS GALLERY, SUMMER HILL, NSW, Australia

Golding, William:. The Inheritors. Ldn: Faber and Faber Ltd, 1955., 1955.

Price: US$205.32 + shipping

Description: FIRST EDITION. Author's second novel after "Lord of the Flies", a vivid and exciting evocation of the world before history, of man's predecessors and of man's entry into his inheritance. French blue cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine, top edges a little dusty. Complete with non p/c pictorial dustwrapper with a little rubbing to corners and creasing to spine ends. Slight browning to spine and wrapper flyleaf. Internally very tight and clean with no markings. Overall VG/VG. 8vo. 233pp.

Seller: Bookstand, Poole, United Kingdom

Golding, William (1911-1993). The inheritors / William Golding. London: Faber and Faber Ltd., 1955.

Price: US$214.90 + shipping

Description: Good copy in original title-blocked cloth with some wear and tear as with age. Remains well-preserved overall; bright and clean. Physical description; 233 pages. Subjects; William Golding (1911-1993). Fiction. 1 Kg.

Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland

GOLDING, William. The Inheritors. Faber and Faber, London, 1955.

Price: US$220.00 + shipping

Description: First printing. 12mo (19cm). Original blue cloth, with pictorial dust jacket; plain endpapers; [viii], 11-233pp; publisher's blurbs to rear flap. Sound, lightly cocked, lower front board gently bent, lower f.f.e.p. crinkled, minor dampstain to extreme margin of rear f.e.p., else clean: Good. Jacket unclipped (priced 12s 6d), moderately faded, rubbed and toned at edges with a few short tears, splits along spine folds neatly stabilized with archival tape, dampstaining to lower edge, but largely whole: Good. Golding's second novel after Lord of the Flies, dealing with the extinction of one of the last tribes of Neanderthals.

Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.

Golding, William (1911-1993). The inheritors / William Golding. London: Faber and Faber Ltd., 1955.

Price: US$244.00 + shipping

Description: Good copy in original title-blocked cloth with some wear and tear as with age. Remains well-preserved overall; bright and clean. Physical description; 233 pages. Subjects; William Golding (1911-1993). Fiction. 1 Kg.

Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Golding, William. The Inheritors. Faber and Faber, London, 1955.

Price: US$250.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: London: Faber, 1955. First edition, 2nd book, NF/VG+.

Seller: Blue Skye Books, Novato, CA, U.S.A.

William Golding. The Inheritors. Faber and Faber, 1955.

Price: US$256.65 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: “ The Inheritors “ by William Golding - 1955 - first edition - Faber and Faber - hardcover - good with fair unclipped d/w. Blue cloth boards with title, author and publisher in gilt to spine. ( see sellers images for condition generally, happy to provide further images if required). Not an ex-library book , blemish and inscription free. Dust wrapper fair only - a little shelf - worn and dulled with typical marks etc on the inner of same (as can be seen from images ). Pps 233 - binding tight , edges clean and text block clean and bright, approx 19cmx13cmx3cm. A decent first edition of Golding’s second novel.

Seller: Linen Hall Library, Belfast, United Kingdom

Golding, William (1911-1993). The inheritors. London : Faber and Faber, 1955.

Price: US$303.07 + shipping

Description: 1st impression. Bears previous owner's inscription. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 233 pages ; 20 cm. Subjects: Neanderthals ; Fiction. Human beings Origin ; Fiction. Genre: Zoology. Language: English. 1 Kg.

Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland

William Golding. The Inheritors. Faber, 1955.

Price: US$320.82 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Blue Cloth, gilt titles to spine. Binding square and firm; minor creasing to bottom of spine; two very minor stains to fore edge text block; contents very clean. 8vo 233pp; blank end papers. Jacket has minor wear to extremities and small, closed tear to front top; slight stain to front and small mark on rear; coloured illustrations by Anthony Gross bright and rich in colour with no discernible tanning. Armorial book plate of Alexander Lord hesketh (of racing car fame) on front pasture down. Jacket is protected in Brodart sleeve; book and jacket present very well. Author’s second book after Lord of the Flies and supposedly his favourite. A compelling and haunting tale of human evolution written with incredible ingenuity.

Seller: Amos Drake Rare Books, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Golding (William). The Inheritors.. Faber and Faber, 1955.

Price: US$320.82 + shipping

Description: FIRST EDITION, pp. 233, crown 8vo, original blue cloth, backstrip lettered in gilt, slight lean to spine, top edge very faintly spotted, Anthony Gross dustjacket, a couple of tiny spots, the backstrip panel faintly darkened with a little internal tape repair at head, small hole to fore-margin of front panel, very good. (Gekoski & Grogan A3a)

Seller: Blackwell's Rare Books ABA ILAB BA, Oxford, United Kingdom

Golding, William. THE INHERITORS. Faber, 1955.

Price: US$330.60 + shipping

Description: THE INHERITORS, Faber, 1955, first edition, vg+ in like dust-wrapper with some slight fading to the dust-wrapper spine. Formerly Val Cleavers copy with his ownership signature on the f.e.p. (Cleaver was among Arthur C. Clarke's best friends and a previous past chairman of the British Interplanetary Society).

Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.

Golding, William (1911-1993). The inheritors. London : Faber and Faber, 1955.

Price: US$340.00 + shipping

Description: 1st impression. Bears previous owner's inscription. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 233 pages ; 20 cm. Subjects: Neanderthals ; Fiction. Human beings Origin ; Fiction. Genre: Zoology. Language: English. 1 Kg.

Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.

William Golding. The Inheritors. Faber & Faber LTD, London, 1955.

Price: US$499.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Faber and Faber Limited. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, London, 1955. Book very good, with very slight wear at spine ends and corners. DJ very good, with some rubbing and chipping at spine ends and corners, minor wear along edges, slight discoloration along top and bottom edges of flaps and inside DJ.

Seller: Taylor & Baumann Books, LLC, Ridgefield, CT, U.S.A.

GOLDING, WILLIAM. The Inheritors. Faber & Faber, London, 1955.

Price: US$526.10 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Octavo. A fine, bright copy with slightest edge wear on cloth, a few light spots on dj covers, and a little wear to hinges and spine extremities.

Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada

Golding, William. THE INHERITORS. Faber & Faber, London, 1955.

Price: US$545.00 + shipping

Description: 1st Edition. First edition. 8vo., pp. 233. A fine copy in a near fine mildly age darkened at the upper extremities price-clipped dustwrappper. A very nice copy of Golding's scarce & very important second book. 5080 copies printed. Gekoski & Grogan A3a. Pringle, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels 19. Survey of Science Fiction Literature III, pp. 1036-39. William Golding won the 1979 James Tait Black Memorial Prize, the 1980 Booker the 1983 Nobel Prize for Literature.

Seller: TBCL The Book Collector's Library, Montreal, QC, Canada

Golding, William. The Inheritors. London; Faber; 1955;, 1955.

Price: US$550.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 1st ed.; book is VG in a VG dust jacket with some foxing to rear panel and rear flap and light edgewear

Seller: Walt Barrie Rare Books, gleneden beach, OR, U.S.A.

Golding, William. The Inheritors. Faber & Faber, London, 1955.

Price: US$595.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: 233 pages. First edition, first printing. His second novel. Dust jacket art by Anthony Gross. A group of Neanderthals come across some threatening new primates. Fine book in a fine dust jacket. A beautiful copy!

Seller: Fireproof Books, MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.

Golding, William. The Inheritors - with the rare wrap-around band. Faber 1955, 1955.

Price: US$609.55 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: A first edition, first printing published by Faber in 1955. The book is very good with a small crease to the outer edge of the ffep and a little foxing to the pages' top edge. The dustwrapper is complete (not price-clipped at 12/6) and is within a protective sleeve. There is some tanning to it and a little scuffing to the spine but it remains attractive. With the rare wrap-around band. William Golding's second novel. Eight Neanderthals encounter another race of beings like themselves, yet strangely different. This new race, Homo sapiens, fascinating in their skills and sophistication, terrifying in their cruelty, sense of guilt, and incipient corruption, spell doom for the more gentle folk whose world they will inherit.

Seller: John Atkinson Books ABA ILAB PBFA, Harrogate, United Kingdom

Golding, William. The Inheritors. Faber & Faber, London, 1955.

Price: US$699.99 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Blue cloth/gilt. First edition. Signed by Golding on a laid-in card. Slight slant, cloth edges rubbed, corner wear, PO name blacked out, slight foxing. The DJ in mylar is near fine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author

Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.

GOLDING, WILLIAM. THE INHERITORS. LONDON FABER AND FABER LTD PUB 1955., 1955.

Price: US$775.00 + shipping

Description: FINE IN NEAR FINE DUST JACKET. INSCRIBED ON THE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER IN OCTOBER 1955 WITH AUTHOR'S INITIALS "W.G." BOOK IS FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT. D.J. IS ABOUT WITH JUST A TOUCH OF DARKENING TO THE SPINE PANEL, A TOUCH OF WEAR AT THE TOP OF THE SPINE PANEL, AND IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED. A EXCELLENT CLEAN, BRIGHT, UNFADED COPY WITH NO REMAINDER MARK. FIRST EDITION.

Seller: JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS, BURLINGTON, WI, U.S.A.

Golding, William. THE INHERITORS. Faber and Faber Ltd, London, 1955.

Price: US$850.00 + shipping

Description: Octavo, cloth. First edition. The author's second novel. 5080 copies printed. A prehistoric fantasy about the last of the Neanderthals, before they are wiped out by our more recognizably human ancestors. The author's own favorite among his books. "At the heart of all of [his work] is Golding's belief that 'man produces evil as a bee produces honey.'" - Henderson (ed), Contemporary Novelists, p. 374. Pringle, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels 19. Survey of Science Fiction Literature III, pp. 1036-39. Gekoski and Grogan A3a. Mild foxing to free endpapers, else a fine copy in fine dust jacket with a bit of tanning to the spine panel and some mild spotting to the flaps. A nice copy. Scarce. (#111900)

Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.

Golding, William. The Inheritors. London; Faber & Faber; 1955;, 1955.

Price: US$950.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 1st ed; VG in a VG DJ with very shallow loss to head of spine(not affecting title), some edge wear and a couple of small closed tears, SIGNED by author on front free endpaper, Golding's second book and a highspot in science fiction.

Seller: Walt Barrie Rare Books, gleneden beach, OR, U.S.A.

GOLDING, William. The Inheritors. Faber & Faber, London, 1955.

Price: US$950.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: 8vo, cloth, d.w. London: Faber & Faber. First Edition. Fine. Golding's second book, and his own favorite.

Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Golding, William. THE INHERITORS. Faber and Faber Ltd, London, 1955.

Price: US$1250.00 + shipping

Description: Octavo, cloth. First edition. The author's second novel. 5080 copies printed. A prehistoric fantasy about the last of the Neanderthals, before they are wiped out by our more recognizably human ancestors. The author's own favorite among his books. "At the heart of all of [his work] is Golding's belief that 'man produces evil as a bee produces honey.'" - Henderson (ed), Contemporary Novelists, p. 374. Pringle, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels 19. Survey of Science Fiction Literature III, pp. 1036-39. Gekoski and Grogan A3a. Neat 1956 gift inscription in ink on front free endpaper, private owner's embossed stamp on first blank. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. A sharp copy. Scarce. (#114593)

Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.

Golding, William. The Inheritors, Pincher Martin, Free Fall, The Spire and The Pyramid (5 SIGNED Golding books). Faber and Faber, London, 1955.

Price: US$2500.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First Editions, First Printings of ALL Five books. Each book is SIGNED by William Golding. All the books have the ORIGINAL dustjackets with the publisher's printed price present on the front flaps with minor wear to the spine and edges. The books are bound in the publisher's cloth and are in great shape. The bindings are tight with NO cocking or leaning with light wear to the boards. The pages are clean with NO marks or bookplates in the books. A lovely set of The Inheritors, Pincher Martin, Free Fall, The Spire and The Pyramid SIGNED by the author.

Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.