Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Murdoch, Iris. THE BELL. Signed. Chatto & Windus and The Book Society, London, 1958.
Price: US$370.00 + shipping
Description: 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. Lovely True First Edition of the author's fourth novel. With the author's signed presentation note on St. Anne's College, Oxford letterhead tipped to the front free endpaper. A near fine or better copy in emerald green cloth, gilt titles to spine - in a bright very good or better Charles Mozley superbly illustrated dustwrapper, [slightly darkened spine panel], with 3 closed tears neatly & archivally mended. 8vo. 320 pp. "For Peter Weiner / from Iris Murdoch / With good wishes!". An extremely good example of this Burgess 99 novel for 1958.
Seller: TBCL The Book Collector's Library, Montreal, QC, Canada
IRIS MURDOCH - RARE SIGNED FIRST EDITION. The Bell. Chatto & Windus LONDON, 1958.
Price: US$503.79 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A great copy, considering its age. This is signed by Iris Murdoch on the title page, without dedication, and in what looks like a fountain pen ink. It has a former owner's name on the front end paper, but apart from that no faults, no turned over corners. The cover is complete, not price clipped; and it has a superb drawing by Charles Mozley. This is now protected. A rare copy as a signed first edition.
Seller: THE BOOKSNIFFER, Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Price: US$639.42 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A VG+ UK first edition, first printing hardback in a VG+ unclipped dustjacket - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - SIGNED BY IRIS MURDOCH - Pictures of the book are available upon request.
Seller: Zeitgeist Books, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Iris Murdoch. The Bell. Chatto and Windus, London, 1958.
Price: US$968.82 + shipping
Description: A signed first edition of Iris Murdoch's fourth novel, 'The Bell.' Signed by Murdoch to the title page. The Bell is set in Imber Court, a lay religious community situated next to an enclosed order of Benedictine nuns in Gloucestershire. In a green cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Some light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Dustwrapper is smart also, with just a few handling marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, aside from some spotting to the textblock edge. Very Good Indeed
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom