John Bayley; Peter J. Conradi; A.N. Wilson — Biographies on Iris Murdoch

London, Duckworth; HarperCollins; Hutchinson, 1999-2003. First edition. Cloth. Three first editions of literary biographies on the esteemed philosophical novelist, including her definitive biography, and those written by her husband and friend. Three first editions of biographies on philosophical author and literary figure Iris Murdoch, published between 1999-2003, the first four years after her death.In the publisher's original cloth, with Wilson and Conradi in the original unclipped dust wrappers and Bayley in the original clipped dust wrapper.One of the most celebrated novelists of the latter half of the twentieth century, Murdoch was as interesting and philosophical as her works and these three biographies readily reveal her complex character.- Iris: And The Friends, the second biography written by her husband and literary critic John Bayley. (Published by Duckworth in 1999, the same year that she died).- Iris Murdoch: A Life, the definitive biography, written by Peter J. Conradi, focusing on her achievements as a thinker. Contains all sixteen double-sided plates. Collated complete. (Published by HarperCollins in 2001). - Iris Murdoch: As I Knew Her, written by biographer and friend A.N. Wilson, described as an 'anti-biography' by Wilson. Contains all twenty-five illustrations to the center of the book. Collated complete. (Published by Hutchinson in 2003). In the publisher's original cloth, with Wilson and Conradi in the original unclipped dust wrappers and Bayley in the original clipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart, with minimal marks and a minor knock to head of spine of Bayley. Dust wrappers are bright and clean with minor signs of fading to rear wrapper of Wilson and top edge of Bayley wrapper. A faint small crease to rear wrapper of Wilson. End papers are bright and clean. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with slight age toning to Conradi and Wilson. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.