Conradi, Peter

Iris Murdoch.  A Writer at War.  Letters & Diaries 1938-46

London, Short Books, 2009

Third impression (earlier printings were withdrawn owing to substantial errors in editing and footnotes).  Fine in fine dust jacket.  

Morgan, David

With Love and Rage.  A Friendship with Iris Murdoch

Kingston University, 2010

Paperback original (no hardback edition). Fine in illustrated laminated cover.

The memoir is described as both David Morgan's final farewell to Iris Murdoch and his loving preservation of his memory of her.  They met when he is was studying at the Royal College of Art in the 1960s.

See above for Author's Synopsis.

Murdoch, Iris

A Word Child

London, Chatto & Windus, 1975

First edition.  Very Good+ in bright orange boards with gilt titles in Near Fine protected dust jacket.

Murdoch, Iris

The Italian Girl

London, Chatto & Windus, 1963

Ownership inscription but otherwise VG book in Near VG dust jacket (slight loss at head of spine).

Murdoch, Iris

Jackson's Dilemma

London, Chatto & Windus, 1995

Fine in printed card wraps.  Also included is ill-fitting dust jacket.

Iris Murdoch's final novel.

Murdoch, Iris

A Fairly Honourable Defeat

London, C & W, 1970

First Edition.   Near Fine copy (slightly dusty to top page edges) in a  Fine loosely protected dustjacket.  No inscriptions, no price-clipping.  A bright, clean copy

Murdoch, Iris

An Unofficial Rose

London, Chatto & Windus, 1962

First edition, first printing.  Near Fine with sharp corners and tight text block in Near Fine loosely protected dust jacket (minor rubbing at top and base of spine, slight darkening at spine).  No inscriptions, not price-clipped.  

Murdoch, Iris

Henry and Cato

London, Chatto & Windus, 1976

First edition, first printing.  Fine in Fine loosely protected dust jacket. No inscriptions, not price-clipped. Near Mint copy appears unread.

Murdoch, Iris

The Sea, The Sea

London, Chatto & Windus, 1978

First edition, first printing.  Near Fine in loosely protected Near Fine dust jacket.  No inscriptions, not price-clipped.

Booker Prize Winning novel.

Murdoch, Iris

Three Plays.  The Black Prince, The Three Arrows, The Servants in The Snow.

London, Chatto & Windus, 1989

First edition, First thus. Near Fine (one small ink mark on top page edges not affecting text) in Fine loosely protected dust jacket.  Omnibus Edition of three plays.  First appearance of the playscript of The Black Prince, together with two earlier Murdoch plays, The Three Arrows and The Servants in The Snow.

Murdoch, Iris

The Bell

London, Chatto & Windus, 1958

First edition, first impression. Near Fine (some toning to page edges, but internally clean, without inscription and with sharp edges and corners) in Very Near Fine loosely protected dust jacket with minor darkening to spine but with price intact (15s NET) .  Jacket design by Charles Mozley.  Author's fourth novel.

Described by Patrick Gale, the novelist, as "The book of a lifetime".

Murdoch, Iris

The Philosopher's Pupil

London, C & W, 1983

First impression.  Very Good+ (slight flecking on to page block and small ink mark) in Very Near Fine dustjacket.

Murdoch, Iris

A Fairly Honourable Defeat

London, Chatto & Windus, 1970 First edition, first impression. Near Fine in pale green boards, no inscriptions, 4 pages have vertical creases, in Very Good plus unclipped dust jacket, one closed tear at base of spine, now loosely protected in clear film.  Overall an exceptionally bright, clean copy with no toning.  Long-listed for the Man Booker Prize.

Murdoch, Iris

Bruno's Dream

London, Chatto & Windus, 1969

First edition, first printing.  Near Fine in Near Fine loosely protected dust jacket, several small closed nicks.  Overall, a bright clean copy.