1952ref. 34372London: Boosey & Hawkes 1952. Octavo. 393 pp. Full blue cloth with titling gilt to upper and spine. Binding slightly worn; spine slightly faded; lacking material in rear pocket. Boosey & Hawkes unknown books

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Lessing, DorisABAA

Documents Relating To The Sentimental Agents In The Volyen Empire - 1st Edition/1st Printing

1983ref. 17310London: Jonathan Cape. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1983. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0224021303 . First edition/first printing in Fine condition in price-clipped else Fine 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

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Lessing, DorisABAA

UNDER MY SKIN: VOLUME ONE OF MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY TO 1949

1994ref. 1329507New York: Harper Collins 1994. First US Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 419 pages; VG/VG; grey and white spine with black lettering; price "$25.00"; volume 1 only; minimal shelfwear pages clean; signed flat by Doris Lessing on the title page; shelved Lit Bio. 1329507. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Harper Collins hardcover books

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Grolier Club; Lessing J Rosenwald Reference Collection (Library of Congress)ABAA

Catalogue of etchings and dry points by Rembrandt selected for exhibition at the Grolier Club of the City of New York April-May 1900

1900ref. 198879New York: The Grolier Club 1900. Hardcover. Good Boards are edgeworn/scuffed/smudged; textblock edges are toned/scuffed/smudged; interior is clean with occasional smudging; binding is solid. Red cloth boards wih gilt lettering. 49pgs 1 pages frontispiece portrait. One of an edition of 310 copies on hand-made pape. The Grolier Club hardcover books

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Grolier Club; Lessing J Rosenwald Reference Collection (Library of Congress)ABAA

Catalogue of etchings and dry points by Rembrandt selected for exhibition at the Grolier Club of the City of New York April-May 1900

1900ref. 192088New York: The Grolier Club 1900. Hardcover. Good Cover has general wear some sticker residue. bookplate ifc. textblock cracked. textblock edges darkened. interior clean. Red cloth boards wih gilt lettering. 49pgs 1 pages frontispiece portrait. One of an edition of 310 copies on hand-made pape. The Grolier Club hardcover books

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LESSING, DorisABAA

Children of Violence: Volume Three A Ripple from the Storm; Volume Four Landlocked

1966ref. 611155New York: Simon and Schuster 1966. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First American edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Two novels in one book. Lessing won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2007. Simon and Schuster hardcover books

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LESSING, DorisABAA

Under My Skin: Volume One of My Autobiography to 1949 With Walking in the Shade: Volume Two of My Autobiography 1949-1962

1994ref. 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

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Lessing, Gotthold EphraimABAA

Minna von Barnhelm oder das Soldatenglück. Ein Lustspiel in fünf Aufzügen

1920ref. 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

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LESSING, BrunoABAA

Jake -or Sam

1909ref. 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

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Lessing, DorisABAA

Documents Relating To The Sentimental Agents In The Volyen Empire - 1st Edition/1st Printing

1983ref. 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

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Lessing, JuliusABAA

Muster Altdeutscher Leinenstickerei: Three Volumes in One

1882ref. 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

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LESSING, DorisABAA

The Golden Notebook

1984ref. 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

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LESSING, DorisABAA

The Making of the Representative for Planet 8: Volume IV

1982ref. 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

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Lessing, DorisABAA

THE REAL THING

1992ref. 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

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Lessing, DorisABAA

THE FIFTH CHILD

1988ref. 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

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Lessing J Rosenwald CollectionABAA

The Artist's Assitant in the Study and Practice of Mechanical Sciences: Calculated for the Improvement of Genius. Illustrated With Copper Plates

1788ref. 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

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Lessing, DorisABAA

BEN IN THE WORLD Signed

2000ref. 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

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Lessing, DorisABAA

Briefing for a Descent into Hell

1971ref. 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

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Lessing, DorisABAA

Prisons We Choose To Live Inside - 1st Edition/1st Printing

1986ref. 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

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Lessing, DorisABAA

PRISONS WE CHOOSE TO LIVE INSIDE Signed

1987ref. 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

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Lessing, DorisABAA

The Four-Gated City - 1st US Edition/1st Printing

1969ref. 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

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Lessing, DorisABAA

THE GRANDMOTHERS Signed

2003ref. 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

Second Story Books, ABAA · Estados Unidos100,00 US$≈ 89,17 €

LESSING, DorisABAA

The Making of the Representative for Planet 8: Volume IV

1982ref. 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

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LESSING, GE G EABAA

G.E. Lessing's Gesammelte Werte: Erster Band

1858ref. 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

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Somers, Jane (pseudonym of Doris Lessing)ABAA

The Diary of a Good Neighbor

1983ref. 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