Ɵ MURDOCH, Iris. (1919 - 1999): 10 INSCRIBED and/or SIGNED First Editions, 8 other First Editions. comprising: The Flight from the Enchanter. 1956. first edition, second impression, 8vo, (204 x 145mm), original brown cloth, dust-wrapper unclipped, design by Edward Bawden, within clear protective wrapper, SIGNED by the author to title page, 316pp; MURDOCH, Iris: STONE, Reynolds. A Year of the Birds. SIGNED. 1978. first edition, Limited edition, No. 12 of 350 copies printed on Zerkall mould-made paper, tall 8vo, (222 x 146mm), original quarter brown buckram marbled boards, SIGNED by Iris Murdoch (only) on the limitation page, half-title, a collection of twelve poems by Iris Murdoch, one for each month, each illustrated with a wood-engraving by Reynolds Stone; Four Presentation copies to Publisher, Rolando Pieraccini. comprising: The Philosopher's Pupil. 1983. first edition, 8vo, (205 x 140mm), publisher's blue cloth, dust-jacket clipped, illustrated by Cathie Felstead, half-title, INSCRIBED, 'For Rolando Pieraccini / with all best wishes / Iris Murdoch', 576pp; Acastos Two Platonic Dialogues. 1986. first US. edition, tall 8vo, (223 x 147mm), quarter white cloth pink boards, dust-jacket unclipped, design by Neil Stuart, half-title, INSCRIBED, 'For Rolando Pieraccini / with all my best wishes / Iris Murdoch', 130pp; The Book and the Brotherhood. 1987. first edition, 8vo, (204 x 137mm), publisher's grey cloth, dust-jacket unclipped, design by Tom Phillips, half-title, INSCRIBED, 'Rolando Pieraccini / with all the best wishes of / Iris Murdoch', 601pp; The Message to the Planet. 1990. first US. edition, 4to, (240 x 170mm), quarter brown cloth mustard boards, dust-jacket unclipped, design and illustrated by Fred Marcellino, half-title, INSCRIBED, 'For Rolando Pieraccini / from Iris Murdoch / with all best wishes', 563pp; Under the Net. SIGNED. 1955. 8vo, (191 x 133mm), publisher's green cloth, red top, dust-jacket unclipped, half-title, SIGNED by the author to title page, 286pp; The author's first novel was published by Chatto & Windus (1954); The Nice and the Good. SIGNED. 1968. first edition, 8vo, (206 x 140mm), publisher's brown cloth, dust-jacket unclipped, priced 30s., design by John Ward, further within clear protective wrapper, half-title, SIGNED by the author to a loosely inserted bookplate, 350pp; A Word Child. INSCRIBED. 1975. first US. edition, 8vo, (208 x 152mm), publisher's quarter yellow cloth backed orange boards, dust-jacket unclipped, design by Lynda West, orange e/ps., half-title, INSCRIBED by the author to title page, 'With the / good wishes / of / Iris Murdoch', 391pp; Nuns and Soldiers. SIGNED. 1980. first edition, 8vo, (204 x 135mm), publisher's grey cloth, dust-jacket unclipped, design by Will Carter, within clear protective wrapper, half-title, SIGNED by the author to title page, 505pp; The Bell. 1958. first edition, publisher's blue cloth, half-title, 320pp; An Unofficial Rose. 1962. first edition, 8vo, (203 x 135mm), publisher's green cloth, dust-jacket unclipped, design by T. Ritchie, half-title, 348pp; Henry and Cato. 1976. first edition, 8vo,(205 x 137mm), publisher's blue cloth, dust-jacket unclipped, design by Max Beckmann, half-title, 340pp; A Message to the Planet. 1989. first edition, 8vo, (241 x 160mm), publisher's. green cloth, dust-jacket clipped, design by Tom Phillips, further within clear protective wrapper, half-title, 563pp; The Good Apprentice. 1985. first edition, 8vo, (205 x 138mm), publisher's blue cloth, dust-jacket unclipped, design by Tom Phillips, half-title, 522pp; and three others by the author, The Green Knight, 1993; Jackson's Dilemma, 1995; Something Special, 1999. Rolando Raffaele Adolfo Pieraccini (b. 1939) is an Italian born publisher, founder of Eurographica and The Lautasaari Press, based in Helsinki. In 2009 he established the Pieraccini Foundation to promote cultural relations between Finland and Italy. (Qty. 18.) Condition Report: 1. The Flight from the Enchanter - clean bright cloth, spine bumped at tail, dust-jacket a little marked to rear panel, browning to half-title, o/w. internally clean.2. A Year of the Birds - a fine copy, unsigned by the engraver.3 - 6. Presentation copies to Rolando Pieraccini - The Philosopher's Pupil - spine marginally bumped head/tail, dust-jacket a little creased, light foxing to edges, o/w. a clean copy; Acastos Two Platonic Dialogues - very small foxing spots to white cloth, dust-jacket slightly creased, o/w. a near fine copy.; The Book and the Brotherhood - spine a little bumped at tail, toning to edges and pages, o/w. a clean bright copy; The Message to the Planet - a fine copy.7. Under the Net - cloth marked, corners a little scuffed, spine bumped head/tail, light marks to dust-jacket, light foxing and marks to edges, o/w. a clean copy.8. The Nice and the Good -clean bright cloth, spine bumped at tail, dust-jacket darkened to spine and top edge, edges marked, o/w. a clean copy.9. A Word Child - light creasing to dust-jacket with chips and small clean edge tears head/tail of spine, o/w. a clean copy.10. Nuns and Soldiers - toning and light marks to edges, o/w. a clean copy.11. The Bell - boards cocked with light marks, dented to lower cover corner, corners scuffed, spine bumped head/tail, joint cracked to title page, foxing to edges, toning to pages, lacks dust-jacket.12. An Unofficial Rose - light marks and fading to cloth, corners scuffed, spine bumped head/tail, foxing and toning to edges, dust-jacket toned and chipped with loss to upper and lower corners, o/w. internally clean.13. Henry and Cato - faded to upper cover lower edge and foot of spine, corners a little scuffed, small mark to foredge. 14. A Message to the Planet - toning to edges and leaf edges.15. The Good Apprentice - edges of dust-jacket inner flaps sellotaped (full-length) to front and rear pastedowns, sellotape residue to centre edges of upper and lower boards, toning to edges and pages, within clear protective wrapper.16. The Green Knight - edges of dust-jacket inner flaps sellotaped (full-length) to front and rear pastedowns, sellotape residue to centre edges of upper and lower boards, within clear protective wrapper,17. Jackson's Dilemma - edges of dust-jacket front inner flap sellotaped to top and lower front board, further sellotaped to rear inner flap (full-length) to rear pastedown, within clear protective wrapper.18. Something Special - a fine copy. Condition Report Disclaimer
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