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1994Best.-Nr. 86930New York: HarperCollins Publishers 1994 1997. First American Editions. First Printings. Two octavo volumes 24.25cm; grey and dark blue paper-covered boards with burgundy and navy blue cloth backstrips with titles stamped in silver and gilt on spines; dustjackets; xii4191; x2-4042pp; illus. Pictorial bookplates of noted poet translator and anthropologist Nathaniel Tarn 1928-2024 mounted to front pastedowns of each volume. About Fine in Fine unclipped dustjackets. Sharp set of the Nobel Prize-winning author's autobiography. 86930. HarperCollins Publishers unknown books
1920Best.-Nr. 30889Leipzig: Insel Verlag 1920. Limited edition. Hardcover. g. 1/2000. 12mo. 3 189 1pp. Original three-quarter calf with finely gold-tooled spine over marbled boards. Black title-label with gold lettering. Minna von Barnhelm oder das Soldatenglück is a play by Lessing in five acts. Illustrated with copper-engravings by German graphic artist and engraver Daniel Chodowiecki who was one of the most popular German engravers and illustrators of the 18th century. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing 1729-1781 is considered by many the true founder of modern German literature and was the main representative of the Enlightenment in Germany. His most famous works are Nathan the Wise 1779 Minna von Barnhelm 1755 and Miss Sara Sampson 1755. Text in German gothic script. Some age wear and sunning on binding. Tight copy with binding in overall good interior in very good condition. Insel Verlag hardcover books
1909Best.-Nr. 51121New York: Desmond Fitzgerald 1909. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Very good in pictorial boards with a tanned spine and slight fraying at the edge of the spine. Arthur Brentano's copy with his ownership initials on the front fly. Desmond Fitzgerald hardcover books
1983Best.-Nr. 22062London: Jonathan Cape. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1983. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0224021303 . First edition/first printing in seemingly unread Fine condition in alike dust-jacket; In her Canopus in Argos series Nobel laureate Lessing creates a "space" fiction universe to metaphorically explore spiritual cultural and social issues. With debased language propaganda and political rhetoric as its theme Vol. V uses social satire to document the disintegration of a weaker empire as agents from the more powerful Canopus Sirius and Shammat compete to manipulate Volyen's citizens; Canopus in Argos: Archives; Vol. 5; 8vo ; viii 178 6 pages . Jonathan Cape hardcover books
1882Best.-Nr. 199116Berlin: Franz Lipperheide 1882. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Poor Covers are detached and heavily edgeworn/scuffed/smudged; rear cover has masking tape remnants; spine strip is chipped off at both ends and heavily worn; textblock edges are edgeworn/scuffed/smudged/foxed; interior is lightly toned with some smudging and foxing; bookblock appears solid. Three-quarter-bound green leather and marbled boards with gilt lettering and design; 3 volumes in 1; richly illustrated with plates. Text in German. Part one is dated "1882" 11 pages and 25 plates. Part two is dated "1881" 8 pages and 26 plates; Part three is dated "1881" with 32 pages and 23 plates. Franz Lipperheide hardcover books
1984Best.-Nr. 611151New York: Simon & Schuster 1984. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Reprint. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light edgewear. A reissue of this feminist cornerstone the author's best known novel. Burgess 99. Simon & Schuster hardcover books
1982Best.-Nr. 504474New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1982. Softcover. Very Good. Uncorrected proof. Gray wrappers. Wraps faded with light sunning on the spine small stains on the cover very good. "Canopus in Argos: Archives. Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
1992Best.-Nr. 40857NY: HarperCollins 1992. First US edition first prnt. Signed by Lessing on a tipped-in endpage. One of an unspecified number as such issued by the publisher for promotional purposes. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. HarperCollins Hardcover books
1988Best.-Nr. 6145NY: Knopf 1988. First US edition first prnt. Signed by Lessing on the title page. Beginning foxing on foreedge and topedge; dustjacket with interior edge toning not apparent on the outside and minimal rubbing on rear panel. Tight copy in Very Good condition in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover. Lessing's ninth novel; her seventh without a pseudonym. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Knopf Hardcover books
1788Best.-Nr. 189631London: G. Robinson 1788. Leather bound. Good scuiffing and overall wear to leather expected age toning but text and illustrations are otherwise clear missing 2 folding plates frontis and title page handwritten notes along top of 2nd page of index. Bound in full brown leather with black bordering 5 raised bands on spine; all edges red tinted; marble illustrated end papers; 288 IV pages; bw illustrations several fold-out. English text. G. Robinson hardcover books
2000Best.-Nr. 1404637London UK: Flamingo: HarperCollins 2000. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 178 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good condition dust jacket. Spine is metallic teal with metallic teal lettering. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering price uncut: "£16.99" on front flap has mild chipping along spine. Textblock tail edge has small dent. Textblock has mild age-toning along edges and throughout interior. Signed flat on title page by Doris Lessing. Shelved in Room Z. Sequel to THE FIFTH CHILD. 1404637. Special Collections - Upstairs. Flamingo: HarperCollins hardcover books
1971Best.-Nr. RLESBRI01tpmJonathan Cape 1971. Very Good. Lessing Doris. Briefing for a Descent into Hell. London: Jonathan Cape 1971. 1st edition. 250pp. 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good with faintly soiled extremities. Pages are slightly toned. Thin remainder mark on the bottom edge. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with bumped and lightly chipped edges. Flap corners are each clipped not obstructing text. Dime-sized sticker on the rear panel. Jonathan Cape hardcover books
1986Best.-Nr. 22215London: Jonathan Cape. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1986. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0224024663 . A charming first Impression of the first edition in just about Fine condition with very slightly yellowed pages edges as is common with this title in like lightly rubbed dust-wrapper. Dedicated to fellow author Greg Gatenby and SIGNED by author and Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing directly on the title page. From Gatenby's library with his signature on the fly leaf. An attractive association; Nobel Prize Winner Doris Lessing's attempt to explain "why human beings continue to make the same mistakes. This original and important work of Lessing underlines the necessity to retain an independent frame of mind to fight received opinion and to resist the general drift into apathy". from the dustjacket ; 8vo; 95 1 pages; Signed by Author . Jonathan Cape hardcover books
1987Best.-Nr. 1400559New York New York: Harper & Row 1987. First US Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Small octavo 78 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good condition dust jacket. Spine is black with white lettering. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering price uncut: "$14.95" on front flap has mild age-toning along head edges of flaps. Boards fully bound in publisher's brown cloth has mild shelving wear along spine head and tail mild bumping to tail fore corners and fraying to front tail fore corner. Textblock edges have mild foxing; endpapers have light foxing and age-toning along gutters. Signed flat on title page by Doris Lessing. Shelved in Room Z. 1400559. Special Collections - Upstairs. Harper & Row hardcover books
2007Best.-Nr. 91615Hay: Hay Festival Press 2007. First trade edition. 52 pp. Fine in full cloth with gilt stamping to spine and inset printed cover label. No dust jacket as issued. SIGNED by Lessing on the title page. Two short stories. Hay: Hay Festival Press, hardcover books
1969Best.-Nr. 17307New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1969. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A handsome first American edition/first printing in Fine condition with bright yellow top-stain ever so slightly toned in very Nearly Fine slightly rubbed dust-jacket with a 1/4" closed tear in the back; The Four-Gated City was praised as Nobel Prize laureate Lessing's most important work since the Golden Notebook. In the four previous novels set in Africa and looking back to the past Doris Lessing has explored the end of an epoch here she carries her protagonist Martha Quest to London and the world - into the present and the future ; 8vo . Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
2003Best.-Nr. 1406952London: Flamingo 2003. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 311 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. Spine pictorial with black lettering. Dust jacket protected in plastic covering with two small scratches to plastic covering on rear cover price uncut: "£15.99". Boards full bound in black cloth. Text block has mild age-toning to exterior and interior edges. Flat signed by author to title page. Shelved in Room C. 1406952. Special Collections - Upstairs. Flamingo hardcover books
1982Best.-Nr. 502306New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1982. Softcover. Near Fine. Uncorrected proof. Gray wrappers. Slight fading on the spine else near fine. "Canopus in Argos: Archives. Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
1858Best.-Nr. 51811Leipzig: G.J. Göschen 1858. Hardcover. Good. Presumed first edition. Volume one only. 24mo. xii 372pp. Approximate measurements are: 6" x 4 1/2". Text in German. Half leather marble papercovered boards. Light dampstain and scattered foxing on pages papercovered boards worn and scuffed with edges chipped spine label faded and chipped a good only copy. German poetry fables songs and more. G.J. Göschen hardcover books
1983Best.-Nr. 65681New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1983. First American edition. Hardcover. Very Good /Very Good . SIGNED. 253pp. Octavo 21.5cm. 1/4 black cloth over matching boards boards with a silver stamped title on the spine. Spine a touch rolled. Cloth mildly rubbed at spine ends. In a lightly rubbed dust jacket. Signed by the author with both names on the title page. Dated "17th June 1984." Doris Lessing was awarded the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1995Best.-Nr. 9031605New York: HarperCollins 1995. 1st. Hardcover. Fine. Advanced Readers' Copy. Signed by author on label affixed to half-title page. Bound in publisher's original quarter black cloth with black boards spine and cover stamped in gilt. Comes in illustrated board slipcase. 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 inches. 368 pages. HarperCollins hardcover books
1963Best.-Nr. 1391292New York NY: Simon and Schuster 1963. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 316 pages. In Good plus condition with a Good plus condition dust jacket. Gold and green spine with white lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering price is uncut "$5.00" has mild shelving wear chipping along the extremities stains on the rear cover open tears along the rear tail edge and extremities a closed tear along the rear head edge and moderate age-toning throughout. Boards have stains throughout light bumping along the fore corners and mild bending wear along the spine head and tail edges. Textblock has stains on the end-pages and pastedowns mild wear along the edges mild age-toning along the edges and stains on the edges. Signed flat by Doris Lessing on the title page. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. 1391292. Special Collections - Downstairs. Simon and Schuster hardcover books
1971Best.-Nr. 1391288New York NY: Alfred A. Knopf 1971. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 308 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. Black spine with blue and yellow lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering price is uncut "$6.95" has mild shelving wear chipping along the head fore corners and a small open tear along the spine head edge. Boards have mild age-toning along the head and tail edges stains along the edges and joints and bending wear along the spine head and tail edges. Textblock has mild wear along the edges and mild age-toning along the edges. Signed flat by Doris Lessing on the title page. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. 1391288. Special Collections - Downstairs. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1988Best.-Nr. 1391302New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1988. First American Edition. Hardcover. Octavo 133 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine brown with white and red lettering. Dust jacket protected with mylar covering. Price uncut: "$16.95". Jacket with light age toning and very light marking. Very light bumping to head and tail of jacket spine. Light bumping and discoloration to tail of book spine. Slight age toning to paste downs. Signed flat by Lessing on title page. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. 1391302. Special Collections - Downstairs. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1973Best.-Nr. 1391301London UK: Jonathan Cape 1973. First UK Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Small Octavo 241 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. Red spine with gilt and white lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mlyar covering price is uncut "£1.95 net" has has mild shelving wear and mild age-toning throughout. Boards have mild age-toning along the head and tail edges denting along the front fore edge and mild bending wear along the spine head and tail edges. Textblock has stains on the end-pages mild wear along the edges mild age-toning along the edges and stains along the edges. Signed flat by Doris Lessing on the title page. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. 1391301. Special Collections - Downstairs. Jonathan Cape hardcover books
