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1972rif. 3117749New York: Knopf. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1972. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0394482441 . First edition. From the library of noted poet and translator Nathaniel Tarn. Warm INSCRIPTION in year of publication from Doris Lessing to Nathaniel Tarn on front end-paper. She writes a paragraph below the inscription. Fine in fine dust jacket. 308pp. A notable association. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 308 pages . Knopf hardcover
1979rif. 014176New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1979. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Five Volumes 8vo. 148pp. Beautiful Stated First American Editions of Lessing's Magnus Opus published between 1979 and 1983. Uniformly bound in black cloth with titles in gilt on spine. All volumes are square tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jackets $15.95 have a hint of edge-wear and Volume 1 has a 1" closed tear on the rear panel. All are fresh and bright with no chipping creases or toning. A gorgeous collectable set at a great price. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1964rif. 1391285New York: Simon and Schuster 1964 1966. First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo two books containing vols. 1-4 of a five-volume series. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jackets. Spines grey and red with white and black lettering. Dust jackets protected with mylar coverings prices uncut: "$7.50" and "$6.95." Spine of red dust jacket lightly sunned. Rears of both jackets with light plus marking; light shelf wear to head and tail of jackets spine and to jacket corners; a few instances of minor chipping to jacket edges. Creasing to rear flap of dust jacket on first book. Jackets lightly age toned. General shelf wear to head and tail of book spine and to edges and corners of boards. Age toning throughout text blocks. Both volumes signed by Lessing. CONTENTS: I: MARTHA QUEST and A PROPER MARRIAGE 605 pages signed by Lessing on "Publisher's Note" page. II: A RIPPLE FROM THE STORM and LANDLOCKED 544 pages signed by Lessing on title page. DL Consignment. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. 1391285. Special Collections - Downstairs. Simon and Schuster hardcover books
1979rif. 1391304New York NY: Alfred A. Knopf 1979. Uncorrected Proof. Softcover. Octavo 319 pages. In Good condition. Yellow spine with black lettering. Covers have mild shelving wear bending wear along the rear fore head corner stains throughout and small tears along the spine corners. Textblock is lightly cocked has bending wear from pages 191-197 moderate wear along the edges mild age-toning along the edges and stains along the edges. Signed flat by Doris Lessing on the title page. DL consignment. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. 1391304. Special Collections - Downstairs. Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
1980rif. 1391306New York NY: Alfred A. Knopf 1980. Uncorrected Proof. Softcover. Octavo 189 pages. In Good condition. Yellow spine with black lettering. Covers have mild shelving wear a small closed tear on the front head edge stains throughout a printed name pasted down by tape on the front cover and a staple through the front cover. Textblock has mild wear along the edges and stains along the edges. Contains a typed letter about the novel stapled to the interior of the front cover. Signed flat by Doris Lessing on the title page. DL consignment. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. 1391306. Special Collections - Downstairs. Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
1891rif. 28220Verlag Ernst Wasmuth 1891. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Portfolio. Folio iv 8 pages. 16 color plates 3 folded plates are counted as 2 plates each and one of the plates is a duotone. Complete. Rare. Enay & Azadi #362. All the plates and worn at edges with some chipping creasing and soiling in the margins otherwise they are Fair. Portfolio case is fair only with tape repair. Verlag Ernst Wasmuth hardcover
2000rif. BN529195Hamburg Hoffmann und Campe 2000. 2000. Ben in der Welt. Roman. Aus dem Englischen von Lutz Kliche. Ben in der Welt. Roman. Aus dem Englischen von Lutz Kliche. Doris Lessing Hamburg, Hoffmann und Campe unknown
1766rif. 13066Paris, Humblot (Imprimerie de Quillaux), 1766 ; 4 tomes, in-12 ; plein veau fauve marbré, dos à nerfs décoré et doré, pièces de titre et de tomaison grenat, filet sur les coupes, tranches rouges cirées (reliure de l'époque) ; XLIV, 408, IX, (3) ; XVI, 455 ; (4), II, 400 ; (4), 399 pp., frontispice allégorique de Ch. Eisen gravé par De Longueil et 4 vignettes de titre par Watelet.
rif. 95871Bern Haller 1785-86. Kl.8° je ein Titelkupfer LII 496; XVIII 664; XVI 296; 280 S. HLdr. über 5 Bünde m Rückenschild goldgeprägt. Rundumrotschnitt Deckel min. berieben minimlast fingerfleckit sonst tadell. Erste Ausgabe der Sammlung.- Goed. IV/135167;- Erstes Kompendium der wissenschaftlichen Arbeiten Lessings enthaltend die Aufsätze über das Theater die Briefe die neueste Literatur betreffend die Schriften zum Fragmentenstreit und die Hamburger Dramaturgie.- Die Lebensbeschreibung stammt von J. G. Herder.Ohne den 1787 erschienenen Anhang. 010 Bern, Haller, 1785-86 unknown
1954rif. biblio110A First UK printing published by Michael Joseph in 1954.The BOOK is in near FINE condition.A little bit of pushing and creasing at the spine tips.Gilt titling remains bright.Very minor offsetting to the end papers and far less than commonly encountered.Book remains tightclean and free from inscriptions.The WRAPPER is complete and in near FINE condition.It is nicked in places and has a couple of minor closed tears. The spine colouring is good and in particular the red lettering has only slightly faded which is a common issue with this title.The Peter Rudland designed wrapper artwork looks very presentable in the removable Brodart archival protector.The book has been SIGNED by the Author to the first blank end-paper: 'I hope you like this book' Doris Lessing'. The Nobel Laureate's fifth book and increasingly scarce to find with such attributes.Accompanied by photocopies of the correspondence between Doris Lessing and the inscription dedicatee explaining the inscription.Ashtonrarebooks welcomes direct contact. Michael Joseph hardcover
1962rif. 21228801962. Simon and Schuster 1962. 8vo. Yellow cloth boards; black lettering to spine; white dust jacket retaining price designed by Janet Halverson; red endpapers; pp. 567 2; slight bumping to top and bottom of hinges; dust jacket slightly soiled.First American Edition. Arguably Doris Lessing's magnum opus The Golden Notebook tells the story of Anna a woman reconciling with aspects of her identity that she has kept in four colour coded notebooks. The story explores love politics and modernity. A wonderful portrait of the complexity of human existence. 'The Golden Notebook is the kind of novel every publisher waits for impatiently - a major work by a major talent. It is surely one of the most important English novels of our time.' - front dust jacket. hardcover
rif. 116075London Michael Joseph 1950. . First edition; 8vo; original red cloth spine lettered in yellow dust jacket price clipped. The Nobel Prize winning author's first novel. A very good copy extremities of jacket a little worn light age toning to spine panel jacket price clipped. Spine and boards a little faded booksellers ticket to front paste down. London, Michael Joseph, 1950. hardcover
rif. 217894S.N. S.L. 1784 In-12 carré ( 150 X 95 mm ) de 82 pages, demi maroquin vert émeraude à coins, dos à nerfs orné de caissons et fleurons dorés, pièce de titre de maroquin framboise, couvertures conservées ( Reliure postérieure ). EDITION ORIGINALE. Bel exemplaire.
1989rif. 85299Frankfurt am Main: Deutscher Klassiker Verlag 1989-1994 2014. 18 x 11 cm. 12 volumes in 14 bindings = Zwölf in vierzehn Bänden. Orig. blue cloth gilt. 17.000 pp. Text in German - Very good condition see pictures. ¶ Contents: 01: Werke 1743-1750: Gedichte - Frühe Lustspiele - Übersetzungen - Beiträge zur Historie und Aufnahme des Theaters. Bibliothek Deutscher Klassiker 047. 1460 pp. 02: Werke 1751-1753: Gedichte - Rezensionen - Kritische Briefe - Übersetzungen. Bibliothek Deutscher Klassiker 149. 1376 pp. 03: Werke 1754-1757: Vademecum - Rettungen - Gedichte - Rezensionen - Miss Sara Sampson - Briefwechsel über das Trauerspiel - Übersetzungen. Bibliothek Deutscher Klassiker 184. 1600 pp. 04: Werke 1758-1759: Philotas - Fabeln und Fabel-Abhandlungen - Literaturbriefe. Bibliothek Deutscher Klassiker 148. 1282 pp. 05/1: Werke 1760-1766: Diderot - Sophokles - Breslauer philosophischtheologischenund dramatische Entwürfe. Bibliothek Deutscher Klassiker 053. 930 pp. 05/2: Werke 1766-1769: Laokoon - Briefe antiquarischen Inhalts. Bibliothek Deutscher Klassiker 057. 1216 pp. 06: Werke 1767-1769: Minna von Barnhelm - Hamburgische Dramaturgie - Wie die Alten den Tod gebildet. Bibliothek Deutscher Klassiker 006. 1142 pp. 07: Werke 1770-1773: Emilia Galotti - Über das Epigram - Zur Geschichte und Literatur I/II. Bibliothek Deutscher Klassiker 172. 1178 pp. 08: Werke 1774-1778: Reimarusfragmente - Fragmentestreit I - Zur Geschichte und Literatur III/IV. Bibliothek Deutscher Klassiker 045. 1188 pp. 09: Werke 1778-1780: Fragmentestreit II - Nathan der Weise. Bibliothek Deutscher Klassiker 094. 1380 pp. 10: Werke 1778-1781: Ernst und Falk - Erziehung des Menschengeschlechts - Zur Geschichte und Literatur V/VI - Collectaneen. Bibliothek Deutscher Klassiker 176. 1318 pp. 11/1: Briefe von und an Lessing: 1743-1770. Bibliothek Deutscher Klassiker 017. 1006 pp. 11/2: Briefe von und an Lessing: 1770-1776. Bibliothek Deutscher Klassiker 036. 1180 pp. 12: Briefe von und an Lessing: 1776-1781. Deutscher Klassiker Verlag hardcover
rif. 1774Magnum. New. Description: Erich Lessing 6"x 6" limited edition Archival Matte paper print. Image size is 5.5" on the longest side and the paper size is 6" x 6". The Print is hand SIGNED by Erich Lessing on the verso. Condition: Brand New/Mint. SIGNED The prints were issued in an un-numbered Limited Edition limited to the number of prints purchased during the days in which the sale was open to the public. They were then carefully printed to the highest standards and signed by the photographers. As such these are sure to become highly collectible photographs given the provenance linking them directly to the Magnum collective and each of the photographers who chose to participate in the event. Magnum unknown
2008rif. 11459Fyfield: Oak Tree Fine Press 2008. Full Leather. Near Fine binding. Tall octavo. 31 3 pp. Limited edition letter B of 26 lettered copies signed by Lessing. As issued in full fair calf with cloth slipcase. An exceptional copy with little in the way of rubbing; contents clean. There was an additional 150 numbered copies bound in cloth with a slipcase. This present copy is among the 26 deluxe copies with hand-bound in leather. Oak Tree Fine Press unknown
1785rif. 3454A Paris, Junker, Durand, Couturier, 1785. 2 vol. in-8 de (6)-300-(2) pp. ; (4)-267-(1) pp., basane brune, dos lisse orné, pièces de titre et de tomaison en maroquin brun (reliure de l'époque).
1754rif. 21217Berlin: Voss 1754-1758. hardcover. stark abgenutzt. Ganzleder der Zeit erster Band resp. Pappband der Zeit bestossen und beschabt Rücken rissig Rückenschilder mit kleinen Fehlstellen Spuren eines entfernten Exlibris in Band 1 anfangs Einträge von alter Hand und ein kleiner alter Besitzstempel Druckfehlerverbesserungen in Bleistift nur wenig gebräunt und. Erste Ausgaben. Band 4 ist abweichend von der Angabe auf dem Titel erst 1959 erschienen. Mit dem handschriftlichen Besitzeintrag "Dr. B. Boisserée München 13.1.1841". Enthält im ersten Band den Brief von Moses Mendelssohn_über die Besprechung von Lessings Lustspiel 'Die Juden' durch J. D. Michaelis. Die ersten Bögen von Band 1 lt. Muncker im Druck 'b'. Der letzte Band - datiert 1758 - erschien tatsächlich erst zur Oster-Buch-Messe 1759. - Redlich p. 692 694 und 697 jew. ohne Hinweis auf die Inhaltsverzeichnisse am Ende. - Muncker p. 361f. 363f. 369 und 379 f. - Seifert 1181 danach stammen die noch von Muncker Lessing zugeschriebenen Übersetzungen von Riccoboni Trissino und Rucellai wahrscheinlich von J. T.Köhler - Meyer 382 b für Mendelssohn. Voss hardcover
rif. alb2ba35009bd57caaeM. V type. Alexander Semyon. 1859. 214s. Please contact us for details on condition of available copies of the book. SKUalb2ba35009bd57caae. unknown
1912rif. List38127Chicago Illinois: Will Rossiter 1912. 16 pp songbook measuring 10 x 13 ½ inches in paper wraps. Wraps worn especially at edges with wrinkling and several large folds; very good minus. Contents toned with some wrinkling folds and spots of rubbing with one larger tear; very good minus. Overall very good minus. A novelty songbook for the combined Wild West shows of Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Pawnee Bill's Great Far East also called the "Two Bills Show." The alternate title on the back cover is Buffalo Bill's and Pawnee Bill's Big Minstrels Song and Joke Book. The inside cover contains "Cracker-Jack Conundrums" a collection of two-line jokes and the back has "A Dictionary of Dreams and Their Meanings." The songbook's cover illustration shows a caricature of a Native American chief on horseback with an inset portrait of "Buffalo Bill" Cody and "Pawnee Bill." Born Gordon Lillie in Bloomington Illinois Pawnee Bill got his start in Wild West shows working as Buffalo Bill's Pawnee interpreter. He launched his own show in 1888 with his wife May Manning which expanded to include the "eastern" element mentioned in this songbook's title with Mexican cowboys such as the popular "Mexican Joe" Jose Barrera and Pawnee performers alongside Japanese and Arab acts. We find no copies of the songbook on OCLC. Will Rossiter unknown
1912rif. List38127Chicago Illinois: Will Rossiter 1912. 16 pp songbook measuring 10 x 13 ½ inches in paper wraps. Wraps worn especially at edges with wrinkling and several large folds; very good minus. Contents toned with some wrinkling folds and spots of rubbing with one larger tear; very good minus. Overall very good minus. A novelty songbook for the combined Wild West shows of Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Pawnee Bill's Great Far East also called the "Two Bills Show." The alternate title on the back cover is Buffalo Bill's and Pawnee Bill's Big Minstrels Song and Joke Book. The inside cover contains "Cracker-Jack Conundrums" a collection of two-line jokes and the back has "A Dictionary of Dreams and Their Meanings." The songbook's cover illustration shows a caricature of a Native American chief on horseback with an inset portrait of "Buffalo Bill" Cody and "Pawnee Bill." Born Gordon Lillie in Bloomington Illinois Pawnee Bill got his start in Wild West shows working as Buffalo Bill's Pawnee interpreter. He launched his own show in 1888 with his wife May Manning which expanded to include the "eastern" element mentioned in this songbook's title with Mexican cowboys such as the popular "Mexican Joe" Jose Barrera and Pawnee performers alongside Japanese and Arab acts. We find no copies of the songbook on OCLC. Will Rossiter unknown books
1952rif. 1225London: Michael Joseph Ltd 1952. First British Edition. First Impression. Octavo; green textured boards with titles stamped in gilt on the spine; 320pp. Signed by the author on the title page. Hint of a lean cloth a touch loose at the crown with some minor fading to the board edges; Very Good and clean throughout. The unclipped dustjacket has light overall wear with some toning to the spine panel and flap folds shallow chipping at the spine ends and front corner tips and a 2 inch vertical tear running along the lower left joint and moving in horizontally about a half inch or so; a Very Good example of this fragile cheaply-made jacket. The South African Nobel Prize-winner's scarce second novel and the first volume in her 'Children of Violence' series. Michael Joseph Ltd unknown
1962rif. 140937803London: Michael Joseph 1962. First Edition. Very Good. Advance uncorrected proof copy of the first edition. Bound in publisher's beige printed wraps. Very Good. Creases to spine rubbing to joints wraps creased light streaking to front cover. Textblock edges dust-soiled and lightly foxed. One of Lessing's best-known works rare in this advance format. Michael Joseph unknown
1950rif. 431145New York: Thomas Y. Crowell 1950. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First American edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper with a short tear on the rear panel. A beautiful copy of the American edition of the author's first book. Thomas Y. Crowell hardcover
1962rif. 140937803London: Michael Joseph 1962. First Edition. Very Good. Advance uncorrected proof copy of the first edition. Bound in publisher's beige printed wraps. Very Good. Creases to spine rubbing to joints wraps creased light streaking to front cover. Textblock edges dust-soiled and lightly foxed. One of Lessing's best-known works rare in this advance format. Michael Joseph unknown books
