Rites of Passage by William Golding [FIRST EDITION] anthology Pristine cloth-bound boards

Pristine cloth-bound boards

Book two in the epic His Dark Materials trilogy

Excellent copy with some shelf wear to cover

He mops his sister's floor

Rites of Passage by William Golding [FIRST EDITION] anthology Pristine cloth-bound boardsFIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING [1980] FARRAR STRAUS & GIROUX Hardcover with dust jacket in excellent condition. Like new! WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE FOR LITERATURE. In the cabin of an ancient, stinking warship bound for Australia, a man writes a journal to entertain his godfather back in England. With wit and disdain he records mounting tensions on board, as an obsequious clergyman attracts the animosity of the tyrannical captain and surly crew.