Iris Murdoch — The Time of Angels

New York , The Viking Press, 1966. First edition. Cloth. A First U.S Edition of Murdoch's philosophical novel 'The Time of Angels' with dustwrapper First thus, First U.S Edition of Murdoch's 'The Time of the Angels&apos. 'The Time for Angels' is an exploration of morality, its function in the modern age. Murdoch's protagonist, Carel Fisher, has been described as the most evil of all Murdoch's characters. Losing faith in God and the possibility of human goodness, the story follows Fisher, an eccentric Anglican priest, as he is placed in charge of a church heavily damaged during the Blitz. 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. In original quarter clothing binding, with a unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, very smart with a small amount of bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Slight fading to the spine, and also to the head of the front board. The front and rear boards both have some small markings, to the head. The dustwrapper is very smart, with a small amount of bumping to the spine, to the head and tail. Slight sunning to the spine. Minor rubbing to the front of the wrap. Small tear to the rear of wrap, no more than 0.5cm. Some minor age toning internally to the wrap, to the head. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed.