Winchester Massachusetts: Faber and Faber, 1985. First American Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Golding shares his intimate, entertaining and often humerous day-to-day account of this journey made through Egypt shortly after he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983. Book is illustrated with many colour and b/w photographs, most taken by author. 207 pp. plus Illustration Acknowlegments. Black cloth covered boards have gilt text on spine. Tail of spine is bumped near front corner, ow book is as new. Price clipped DJ has corresponding bumping, ow it too is as new. Book is from the collection of Toronto author/poet and frequently host at Harbourfront literary events, Greg Gatenby. His signatures and the year of this book's acquisition are found top ffep and bottom rfep (upside down). " for/ Greg Gatenby /with /gratitude ! /from /William Golding." written with black sharpie. SIGNED by AUTHOR. A rather verbose signature that is usually offered flatsigned only. Bookseller's Inventory # 123034.

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Bookseller: Lower Beverley Better Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 003034
Title: An Egyptian Journal
Author: Golding, William (SIGNED)
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First American Edition
ISBN 10: 0571135935
ISBN 13: 9780571135936
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Place of Publication: Winchester Massachusetts
Date Published: 1985
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Keywords: EGYPT- 1945 - DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL . NILE RIVER VALLEY - DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL. GOLDING, WILLIAM, 1911- - JOURNEYS - EGYPT. NOVELISTS, ENGLISH - 20TH CENTURY - BIOGRAPHY.

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