MURDOCH, IRIS — An Accidental Man

New York, NY: The Viking Press, 1972. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0670102083. This book is in Very Good condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book cover have some T he text pages are clean and bright. There are two embossed previous owner's initials / library notation on the front endpaper, along with a square outline of rubbing to the front endpaper. The dust jacket is generally clean and bright, though there is some light rubbing, nicking and wear to the spine ends. "Iris Murdoch's first novel, Under the Net, was published in 1954. She had previously published essays on philosophy, and the first monograph about Jean-Paul Sartre published in English. She went on to produce 25 more novels and additional works of philosophy, as well as poetry and drama. In 1976 she was named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire and in 1987 was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire. 571, 575 She was awarded honorary degrees by Durham University (DLitt, 1977) , the University of Bath (DLitt, 1983) University of Cambridge (1993) and Kingston University (1994) , among others. She was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1982. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .