William Golding — Fire Down Below

London, Faber & Faber , 1989. First edition. Cloth. Closing the successful trilogy by the famous author William Golding 'To the Ends of the Earth', an excellent first edition, first impression. William Golding's trilogy of nautical, relational novels is formed of Rites of Passage, Close Quarters, and Fire Down Below. Following closely the isolated relationship of a ship's passenger and crew, exploring themes of man's savage nature in closed society; the story was adapter into a 2005 BBC drama mini-series directed by David Attwood and starring Benedict Cumberbatch. The present volume is a first edition, first impression, complete with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. William Golding is known for his immensely successful debut novel exploring similar themes Lord of the Flies.   In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only. The dust wrapper is unclipped and excellent, with minor shelf wear only. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are clean with a touch of age toning, as usual due to the type of paper used. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.