Iris Murdoch — The Time of the Angels

London, Chatto & Windus, 1966. First edition. Cloth. A superb copy of the tenth novel by Iris Murdoch, an interesting rumination on religion. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'The Time of the Angels' centres on an eccentric Anglican priest, Carel Fisher, who is rector of a church in London that was destroyed during the World War II bombings. The novel follows his battle with faith, and the concept of human goodness in a post-religious age.Iris Murdoch was a British novelist and philosopher, born in Ireland. Primarily her novels focus on themes of morality, spirituality and sexuality. A prominent philosopher, she is now increasingly accredited for her work in the field of philosophy, most notably her work on the reinterpretation of Aristotle and Plato, as well as her discussions of moral philosophy. In her lifetime Murdoch wrote 26 novels, as well of a series of short stories and several philosophical papers.Gift inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Spots to the fore edge. Gift inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Light edge wear to the dust wrapper. Minor marks to the dust wrapper, including a few spots to the reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.