Darkness Visible - 1st US Edition/1st Printing
first edition 1/4 Cloth
1979 · New York
by Golding, William
New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1979. First US Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. A Near Fine first Printing of the First American Edition that has striped soiling to the boards in a Fine dust-jacket; Golding's Darkness Visible is a gripping, dark, and atmospheric novel that tells the story of a group of adolescent boys who are sent to a remote, partially-completed boys' boarding school by their father. The school is a dark, brooding, and dangerous place, and the boys quickly discover that it is also a place where the rules of society do not apply. The novel explores the themes of power, control, and the fear of the unknown.; 8vo; 265 pages . (Inventory #: 59009)