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1994réf. 1805510Published by Harper Collins 1994 Circa. Hardback. Nearly Fine/Nearly Fine. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. The first volume of Doris Lessing's autobiography beginning with her childhood in Africa and ending on her arrival in London in 1949 with the typescript of her first novel The Grass is Singing in her suitcase. Navy blue boards gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Fourth printing. SIGNED by the author without dedication to title page. Pictorial wrapper is lightly scuffed. Published by Harper Collins hardcover
réf. 3563276382.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 3368552155.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 3563141096.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 3563277176.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1979réf. 0394507320Knopf 1979-10-12. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean pages tight binding clot/Original dust jacket. 9x6x1. Stated first American edition Volumes 1 2 3Shikasta; The Marriages between zones three four and five; The Sirian ExperimentsClean pages tight binding cloth boards clean dust jacket with light bumping Knopf hardcover
réf. B9780826407078Paperback / softback. New. Lessing was a playwright scholar poet archeologist philosopher and critic. His genius is evident in the works collected in this volume which includes the comedy Minna von Barnhelm the tragedy Emilia Galotti Nathan the Wise The Jews and related correspondence Ernst and Falk: Conversations for the Freemasons and selections from philosophical and theological writings paperback
réf. 3846089125.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. A9780758628329Hardback. New. hardcover
1996réf. 0060176873This version is a die-cut slipcased pre-publication promo copy from Harper Collins. Back of slipcase shows publisher's marketing campaign. Includes a signed tip-in unattached sheet. HarperCollins hardcover
1822réf. 323029Donaueschingen: Verlagedeutscher Classiker 1822. Hardcover. Fair. 8 vols. A set of eight small hardcover books in condition ranging from fair to very good. Edges heavily scuffed and spines buckled down the middle. On volume 1 the spine is cracked and peeling up from the bottom leaving the boards weakly attached. Owner's small signature on each volume's front endpaper. Foxing throughout each volume. Pages dampstained in volume 1. Front hinge completely cracked in volume 3. Back boards of volume 7 and 8 are bent. Pencil notes in volume 1; other volumes' text unmarked. Binding tight except where previously mentioned. A set of the works of 18th-century German dramatist Gotthold Ephraim Lessing 1729-1781. These volumes contain his HAMBURG DRAMATURGY MINNA OF BARNHELM and a selection of his philosophical and theological works including ERNST AND FALK and ANTI-GOEZE among others. Each volume measures approx. 6.5" x 4". Text is in German using the Gothic-style fraktur font. Verlagedeutscher Classiker hardcover
1788réf. 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
1788réf. 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
2000réf. 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
2000réf. 459New York: HarperCollins Publishers Inc. 2000. First Edition First Printing. Octavo 8 1/2 x 5 5/8 inches; 215 x145 mm 178 pages in quarter cloth over boards titles in gilt to spine in an unclipped illustrated dust jacket. INSCRIBED by Doris Lessing on the title page. A novel in which 18-year-old Ben is victimized by a variety of people in London Nice and Rio. A sequel to "The Fifth Child." CONDITION: A few minuscule dots to bottom edge internally clean bright and unmarked. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket that has light edge wear and a bit of scuffing to the panels. HarperCollins Publishers Inc. hardcover
1987réf. 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
1979réf. 99294Knopf. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1979. 1st American Edition. Hardcover. 9.2 X 6.3 X 1.3 inches; A very nice book in dust jacket with only a touch of rubbing at one corner a very nice and attractive like new book not price clipped $10.95. . Knopf hardcover
1984réf. N1-6PY9-YDM0Simon & Schuster 1984-09-01. Hardcover. Good. original 1962 Simon & Schuster hard cover - no dust jacket - some staining to cover and page edge - webbing showing at front leaf - some minor underlining - otherwise binding strong contents fine - enjoy Simon & Schuster hardcover
1984réf. SK-T6RP-F3GHSimon & Schuster 1984-09-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 1962 Simon & Schuster hard cover - BCE - some stain and wear to edge of dust jacket now in mylar cover - staining on page edge - owner's name whited out - otherwise cover and binding fine contents clean - enjoy Simon & Schuster hardcover
2003réf. 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
1982réf. 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
1983réf. 360220London England: Jonathan Cape 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Signed by Author. Uber-scarce in the trade in this state SIGNED and condition being a sturdy attractive copy little discernible wear bright and shiny dust jacket protected and with only slight foxing to fore-edge. SIGNED by the author at half-title Doris Lessing 8 February 1985. Apparently unread spine still crackles. Black cloth over boards sharp and distinct lettering to spine. True First edition. Big tall Imperial octavo hardcover format. 178 1 pp. This is the fifth in the lengthy series of novels that comprise the Canopus in Argos: Archives series. The author was born 1919 and in 2007 won the Nobel Prize for Literature. She won two additional titles in the 1980s for her science fiction storytelling.Member I.O.B.A. C.B.A. and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes and for sets. Jonathan Cape hardcover
2001réf. 047544London: Flamingo 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/fine. A fine bright copy signed on the title page. Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; Inventory No: 047544. Flamingo hardcover
2000réf. 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
1986réf. 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
