A finely bound first edition, first impression copy of Golding's classic novel.<ul><li>William Golding (English).</li><li>London: Faber and Faber Ltd, 1954.</li><li>Octavo.</li><li>248 pages.</li><li>Bound in brown morocco boards with gilt lettering on spine, gilt bands, teg, original cloth spine bound in at rear.</li></ul> A beautiful copy of this literary classic with a storied history. It was originally rejected by an in-house reader at Faber as "Rubbish &amp; dull," before being picked up by another editor there, Charles Monteith, who helped Golding reshape the novel. The first printing of 3,000 copies sold slowly until E.M. Forster chose it as his outstanding novel of the year. Considered a great parable of the modern human condition, it has since become a staple of best novel lists and educational reading lists, and has sold more than ten million copies.

Lord of the Flies (first edition, first impression)

True <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book/first-edition?locale=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">first edition</a>, first printing of the classic novel <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Lord+of+the+Flies&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lord of the Flies</a> by <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=William+Golding&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">William Golding</a>.<ul><li>William Golding (English).</li><li>London:&nbsp;Faber and Faber Ltd,&nbsp;(1954).</li><li>248 pages.</li><li>Original red cloth, in original unclipped (12s 6d, with summary on front flap) first issue color pictorial jacket.</li></ul> Frequently challenged for its portrayals of violence and grim assessment of human nature, Lord of the Flies remains a classic — if psychologically dark — young adult novel. It is also a reflection of the post-World War II white British mindset, as the boys use racial slurs and stereotypes as comparisons for their increasingly unruly behavior; these ideas are made explicit as their rescuer remarks, "I should have thought that a pack of British boys would have been able to put up a better show than that."

Lord of the Flies First Edition

A <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book/first-edition?locale=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">first edition</a>, first printing of William Golding’s <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Lord%20of%20the%20Flies&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lord of the Flies</a>.<ul><li>William Golding (English).</li><li>London: Faber, 1954.</li><li>Accompanied by the rare wrap-around band.</li><li>White titles on red cloth, in clipped wrapper.</li></ul> Faber produced the E. M. Forster’s choice band after the first copies had sold out (before being reprinted). Such bands are scarce now and not mentioned in the bibliography.

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