Rites of Passage by William Golding [FIRST EDITION] anthology Excellent copy with some shelf

Excellent copy with some shelf wear to cover

In a moving story of sacrifice and triumph

Her apocalyptic vision of life is expressed through grotesque

Pristine cloth-bound boards

HARDCOVER COLLECTOR'S EDITION [1993] EVERYMAN'S LIBRARY

Rites of Passage by William Golding [FIRST EDITION] anthology Excellent copy with some shelfFIRST 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.