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1986rif. 39118New York: Summit Books 1986. First printing. Hardcover. g to vg. Folio. 283 1pp. Original pictorial dust-jacket over blue cloth with gold lettering on spine and blind-stamped lettering on front cover. Lavishly illustrated in full color "Jewish Folk Art" authoritatively examines the role that this art has played in Jewish culture from birth to death during the Sabbath and the other holy days at home and in the synagogue. Taken from the best collections in the world here are beautiful examples of marriage contracts Torah binders Esther scrolls Seder plates noise makers mezzuzahs amulets paintings and other objects of wood metal and embroidery used in custom and practice and created over a two-thousand-year period wherever Jews have lived. Minor shelf wear. Slight age-toning along paper margin. DJ binding and interior in overall very good condition. Summit Books hardcover books
1976rif. 73302Taipei: The Chinese Association for Folklore 1976. 8vo pp. 5 1 8 2 184 3; original full red cloth; articles in English and German; full red cloth; fine. Asia Folklore and Social Life Monographs volume 91. The Chinese Association for Folklore unknown books
1984rif. 517145New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1984. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First American edition. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with edgewear. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1961rif. 007442Simon & Schuster 1961. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine Copy in like jacket.First Edition.Excellent copy. Simon & Schuster Hardcover books
1990rif. 201656Denver: P.R. Lessing 1990. First. hardcover. near fine/near fine. Numerous photographic color plates. Slim 4to blue cloth d.w. Denver: P. R. Lessing 1990. Near fine in near fine dust wrapper. Lengthy inscription from the author to a well-known collector. P.R. Lessing unknown books
1992rif. 502321New York: HarperCollins 1992. Softcover. Near Fine. Uncorrected proof. Orange wrappers. Slight creasing else near fine. HarperCollins unknown books
1965rif. 17515New York: Simon and Schuster 1965. First American edition. Cloth. Faint bump to lower spine otherwise a near fine copy in a very good- dust jacket with rubbing edgewear and a few small abrasions but still quite intact and presentable. 636 pp. 8vo. "This book includes every story written by Doris Lessing about Africa: all of her first collection This Was The Old Chief's Country unavailable in America; the four long tales about Africa from Five also unavailable; the African stories from The Habit of Loving and A Man and Two Women; and four stories never before collected" from the front panel. Simon and Schuster hardcover books
1992rif. 1398959London UK: HarperCollins 1992. First UK Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 214 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good condition dust jacket. Spine is black with gilt and white lettering. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering price uncut: "£14.99" on front flap. Boards have mild shelving wear along spine head and tail. Textblock edges mildly age-toned; interior mildly age-toned throughout. Shelved in Room Z. 1398959. Special Collections - Upstairs. HarperCollins hardcover books
1988rif. 19616London: Jonathan Cape 1988. First edn. 8vo pp. 133. A fine copy in little wrinkled dj. A horror story. Jonathan Cape unknown books
2003rif. 1395524New York: HarperCollins Publishers 2003. First U.S. Edition Second Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 311 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Pictorial spine with grey lettering. Dust jacket protected with mylar covering price uncut: "23.95". Minor shelf wear. "Autographed Copy" sticker adhered to front of dust jacket. Text block clean. Signed by Lessing on title page. Shelved Hardcover Fiction. 1395524. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. HarperCollins Publishers hardcover books
2004rif. 1417285New York: HarperCollins Publishers 2004. First US Edition. Hardcover. Octavo 311 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Dust jacket spine white with blue lettering protected in mylar covering price uncut: "USA $23.95". Mild general shelf wear. Mild rubbing to dust jacket covers. Signed flat by Lessing on title page. Shelved in HC Fiction. Includes "The Grandmothers" "Victoria and the Saveneys" "The Reason for It" and "A Love Child" 1417285. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. HarperCollins Publishers hardcover books
1957rif. 57189New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1957. Cloth. A Fine edition in a like dust-jacket that has some concentrated scuffing to the lower rear ; Doris Lessing's ground-breaking novel tells the story of a group of women friends since childhood who are forced to confront the legacy of racism and violence inflicted on their families. As they confront the ghosts of their pasts they discover the strength and power of forgiveness and love.; 8vo; 311 pages . Thomas Y. Crowell Company hardcover books
1987rif. 1399737New York New York: Vintage Books: Random House 1987. First Paperback Edition First Printing. Softcover. Small octavo 171 pages. In Very Good condition. Spine is blue with white lettering. Wraps have mild shelving wear along spine head and rear head joint. Textblock has light foxing along head edge. Signed flat on title page. Shelved in Room Z. 1399737. Special Collections - Upstairs. Vintage Books: Random House unknown books
1971rif. 123561New York: Herder and Herder. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1971. Cloth. An edition in Fine condition housed in a Nearly Fine dust-jacket with some chipping to the outer edges ; This book provides a comprehensive up-to-date and lively account of Jesus and his culture in the New Testament. It presents a balanced and nuanced understanding of Jesus and his place in history and culture offering readers a new and refreshing perspective on the gospel story.; 4to; 292 pages . Herder and Herder hardcover books
2011rif. 332406London: Black Dog & Leventhal 2011. hardcover. near fine/near fine. Profusely illustrated with the museum's collection. 766 pages. Very thick 4to glossy pictorial boards glossy pictorial d.w. in a pictorial cardstock slipcase. London/ Paris: Black Dog & Leventhal / The Louvre Museum 2011. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper and slipcase. Black Dog & Leventhal unknown books
1973rif. 1400812New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1973. First American edition. Hardcover. Octavo 273 pages. In Good minus condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine is black with yellow and orange print. Dust jacket in mylar. Price unclipped: “$6.95”. Boards in black cloth; slight wear to spine caps and corners lightly cocked spine with mild buckle to spine. Text block has red tinted top edge; name in ink on front flyleaf erasure on front pastedown small stain to rear flyleaf. Signed in ink by the author on the title page. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column S. 1400812. FP New Rockville Stock. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
2001rif. 1400982London: Flamingo 2001. Hardcover. Octavo 478 pages. In Good plus condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine is green with white and black print. Dust jacket in mylar. Price unclipped: “£16.99”. Boards in green cloth. Text block has slight spine crack at title page age toning to paper. Signed in ink by the author on the title page. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column S. 1400982. FP New Rockville Stock. Flamingo hardcover books
1972rif. 1401278New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1972. First American edition. Hardcover. Octavo 308 pages. In Good plus condition with a Good dust jacket. Spine is blue with white blue and green print. Dust jacket in mylar; slight edge wear peripheral toning. Price unclipped: “$6.95”. "Review copy" slip inserted between mylar and rear panel. Boards in green cloth; slight wear to spine caps peripheral toning. Text block has green tinted top edge. Signed in ink by the author on the title page. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column S. 1401278. FP New Rockville Stock. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1957rif. 52298London: Macgibbon & Kee. Very Good. 1957. Hardcover. London: MacGibbon & Kee 1957. First Edition. Black boards have gilt stamping to spine a Fine copy in a Near Fine DJ. . Macgibbon & Kee hardcover books
2007rif. 1409288Norwalk; Paris: Easton Press; Terrail/Edigroup 2007. Easton Press Edition. Hardcover. Quarto 223 pages. In Very Good plus condition. Bound in maroon genuine leather with gilt decoration and titling; spine paneled with gilt titling; text block edges gilt with silk moiré endpapers and bound-in ribbon bookmark. Very light shelf wear to boards with some mild rubbing along the bottom board edges. Text block edges show light scuffing and wear. Interior clean. Shelved in Room F elephamt . This Easton Press Edition bears the typical Easton Press fine binding but uses the text block/contents of the Terrail/Edigroup First Edition First Printing. 1409288. Special Collections. Easton Press; Terrail/Edigroup hardcover books
1995rif. 517154New York: HarperCollins Publishers 1995. Hardcover. Near Fine. Uncorrected proof. Cream wrappers. Fading on the spine else near fine with publisher's material laid in. HarperCollins Publishers hardcover books
1984rif. 26746Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1984. Very Good/Very Good. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1984. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's boards in green printed dust jacket; ix1275pp. Moderate shelf wear to jacket extremities spine a shade sunned corners bumped textblock uniformly toned contemporary ownership signature to front free endpaper else Very Good and sound. Cambridge University Press unknown books
1992rif. 12426New York: HarperCollins Publishers 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Inscribed by Lessing on the half-title. Near Fine in a Near Fine jacket unclipped lightly soiled rubbed and bumped at the edges. Quarter blue cloth with cream paper on the boards lightly bumped. Square and firmly bound former owner's name inside the front board clean otherwise. A collection of short stories from the Nobel Prize-winning author. HarperCollins Publishers hardcover books
2005rif. 12425London: Fourth Estate 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Signed by Lessing on the title page. Fine in a Fine jacket unclipped £15.99. Blue cloth with silver gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound clean internally. Lessing's sequel to her novel Mara and Dann a cautionary tale of environmental change. Fourth Estate hardcover books
1986rif. 52476New York: Summit Books 1986. First printing. Hardcover. near fine. Folio. 283 1pp. Indices glossary and bibliography. Original pictorial dust-jacket over blue cloth with gold lettering on spine and blind-stamped lettering on front cover. Lavishly illustrated in full color. "Jewish Folk Art" authoritatively examines the role that this art has played in Jewish culture from birth to death during the Sabbath and the other holy days at home and in the synagogue. Taken from the best collections in the world here are beautiful examples of marriage contracts Torah binders Esther scrolls Seder plates noise makers mezzuzahs amulets paintings and other objects of wood metal and embroidery used in custom and practice and created over a two-thousand-year period wherever Jews have lived. Contents: Preface - From the Beginning. Jewish art and the Second Commandment - Marriage. The art of the ketubbah -- The Home. "And upon they gates" -- Birth. "Be fruitful and multiply" -- Sabbath. "Desire of all days" -- Rosh Hashanah Yom Kippur and Sukkot. "Days of awe days of rejoicing" -- Chanukkah. "The miracle that happened there" -- Purim. "Cursed be Haman and blessed be Mordecai" -- Passover. "Remember the day you went forth from Egypt" -- The Synagogue. "In the house of assembly" -- Glossary - Bibliography. Previous owner's bookplate on rear endpaper otherwise near fine copy. Summit Books hardcover books
