The Sea, The Sea

London: Chatto & Windus, (1978). First edition, 3rd impression. 8vo. 502 pp. Original teal cloth-covered boards, stamped in gold, in original unclipped (£5.50) dust-jacket. Mild handling, rubbing and shelf wear to jacket. Light edge wear, particular to spine ends and tips. Light toning, Light vertical crease to center spine, corners curled. Now protected in archival mylar. Book is square and firm. Interior clean and unmarked.

Dust Jacket: Very Good

Hardcover: Very Good

“The work is dedicated to the archaeologist and academic Rosemary Cramp, to whom Murdoch was tutor at St Anne's. The book won Murdoch the 1978 Booker Prize. In 2022, the novel was included on the "Big Jubilee Read" list of 70 books by Commonwealth authors, selected to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II. The Sea, the Sea was her nineteenth novel. It won the 1978 Booker Prize.”