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1983ref. 027440New York: Alfred A Knopf 1983. Hardcover. Very Good-/Very Good-. Five book set. 1979-1983. Shikasta is a 3rd printing the rest are first editions. "Planet 8" dust jacket is price-clipped. All books dated on ffep. Wear handling to dust jackets. Top exterior pages have dotting stains Some corner's bumped. Expedited or International shipping may cost more. Alfred A Knopf hardcover
ref. 44591922-nnew. unknown
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2003ref. 064274Flamingo 2003. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. Inscribed and signed by Lessing on the title page. Page edges barely starting to brown. Flamingo Hardcover
ref. 43219375-nnew. unknown
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2007ref. SONG0758602731Concordia Publishing House 2007-05-01. Illustrated. hardcover. Used: Good. 7.92x1.32x9.70. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Concordia Publishing House hardcover
1984ref. Q-0671287702Simon & Schuster 1984-09-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Simon & Schuster hardcover
1953ref. 712200PN. New. 1953. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition. . PN paperback
1922ref. 428576Berlin: Eigenbrödler-Verlag 1922. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. With 12 engravings. Original full vellum gilt. Boards bowed and the gilt a bit rubbed else very good or better. Eigenbrödler-Verlag hardcover
1922ref. 428576Berlin: Eigenbrödler-Verlag 1922. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. With 12 engravings. Original full vellum gilt. Boards bowed and the gilt a bit rubbed else very good or better. Eigenbrödler-Verlag hardcover books
1965ref. 012964Simon & Schuster. Stated FIrst Printing. Small light damp stain on the first few pages to the bottom right gutter which does not impact text. Unclipped DJ in archival cover. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1965. Simon & Schuster hardcover
1979ref. 005290New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1979. Stated First American Edition. First Printing. Very Good in Good jacket. Signature and date by Lessing on pasted card on ffep. In black cloth covers with stamped title on front cover and gold lettering on spine. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked endpapers and text pages. Light wear. Jacket is intact with price on upper front flap. Small missing piece on upper spine. Two inch closed tear on upper spine edge.Moderate wear. In new protective jacket cover. Photos upon request. . Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Alfred A. Knopf Hardcover
1964ref. 33311New York: Simon and Schuster 1964. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Simon and Schuster 1964 1966. First Printings stated. Four volumes in two; octavos 22cm.; publisher's boards in unclipped dust jackets; 605 544pp. Light wear to board and jacket margins brief tape repair to verso of spine ends of Vol. 1/2 corners bumped else a Very Good bright and sound set. Bookplate signed by the author laid into the earlier volume. Omnibus editions of the first four Children of Violence novels: Martha Quest 1952 A Proper Marriage 1954 A Ripple from the Storm 1958 and Landlocked 1965. The final entry The Four-Gated City would appear in 1969. Simon and Schuster unknown
1964ref. 33311New York: Simon and Schuster 1964. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Simon and Schuster 1964 1966. First Printings stated. Four volumes in two; octavos 22cm.; publisher's boards in unclipped dust jackets; 605 544pp. Light wear to board and jacket margins brief tape repair to verso of spine ends of Vol. 1/2 corners bumped else a Very Good bright and sound set. Bookplate signed by the author laid into the earlier volume. Omnibus editions of the first four Children of Violence novels: Martha Quest 1952 A Proper Marriage 1954 A Ripple from the Storm 1958 and Landlocked 1965. The final entry The Four-Gated City would appear in 1969. Simon and Schuster unknown books
2000ref. 022446London U.K.: Harpercollins Pub Ltd 2000. First British Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Mint/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by author on title page in black fountain ink. The 2007 Nobel Laureate in Literature Doris Lessing is the author of many fine novels including THE GOLDEN NOTEBOOK BRIEFING FOR A DESCENT INTO HELL MARA AND DAN THE GREANDMOTHERS and ALFRED AND EMILY as well as two volumes of memoir UNDER MY SKIN and WALKING IN THE SHADE among many distinguished works. As new first British edition first printing in as new mylar-protected dust jacket. Not remainder-marked or price-clipped.Packed carefully and shipped in a box to insure arrival in pristine condition. OFC 2R Harpercollins Pub Ltd hardcover
1971ref. 1391299London UK: Jonathan Cape 1971. First UK Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Small Octavo 251 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. Black spine with red and white lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering price is uncut "£1.60 net" has chipping along the extremities and mild age-toning throughout. Boards have 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 along the edges. Signed flat by Doris Lessing on the title page. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. 1391299. Special Collections - Downstairs. Jonathan Cape hardcover
1971ref. 1394748London UK: Jonathan Cape 1971. First U.K. Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 250 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Black spine with yellow and orange lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering price uncut "£1.60" has tears along the head edges and minor rubbing wear and chipping along the spine head. Boards are slightly cocked and have mild shelving wear. Textblock has age toning along the edges. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. 1394748. Special Collections - Downstairs. Jonathan Cape hardcover
1983ref. Rear-Copies-Lessing-1Knopf New York 1983 New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1983. First American edition. First printing. Hardcover. Full black cloth with gilt spine lettering. Very Fine in a very fine dust jacket. Jacket has a couple tiny chips. Publisher's original price intact on jacket flap $12.95. Comes with archival-quality mylar dust jacket protector. A tight clean copy extraordinary condition. Octavo 179 pages. The fifth and final novel in Lessing's ambitious "Canopus in Argos: Archives" series a cycle of science fiction novels that examine human development colonialism and interstellar politics through the lens of galactic empires and spiritual evolution. The five novels in the series are: "Shikasta" 1979 "The Marriages Between Zones Three Four and Five" 1980 "The Sirian Experiments" 1981 "The Making of the Representative for Planet 8" 1982 and "The Sentimental Agents in the Volyen Empire" 1983. Though controversial upon release for departing from her realist roots the series has been reappraised as a bold political and metaphysical experiment. Lessing was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2007 and also received the Somerset Maugham Award the French Prix Médicis étranger and the David Cohen Prize for Literature over the course of her career. Fiction Lessing. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. Knopf, New York hardcover
ref. 46290Scorpion Press 1959 Middlesex UK. First Edition. Soft Cover. 23 p.; 19.5 cm. No. 269 of 500 copies. Tan paper stamped in red; small stains on upper corners; VG. stock#46290. Scorpion Press, 1959 [Middlesex, UK] paperback
1978ref. 80913NY: Knopf 1978. First US edition first prnt. Signed by Lessing on the title page. Beginning board edge toning; dustjacket with minimal edgewear mostly at the spine ends beginning toning at extermities and spine small closed tear on the front panel bottom edge and a small chip at the spine topedge. Near Fine condition in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover. Tight clean copy of a major collection of Lessing's early stories. Signed by Author. Hardcovers. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Knopf Hardcover
1969ref. 1394859New York NY: Alfred A. Knopf 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo 613 3 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good minus condition dust jacket. Blue spine with white lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering price is uncut "$7.50" has mild shelving wear small tears along the joint corners stains along the extremities bending wear along the front flap and mild age-toning throughout. Boards have mild bending wear along the fore corners mild wear along the extremities and mild bending wear along the spine head and tail edges. Textblock has mild age-toning along the end-pages and pastedowns mild wear along the edges light foxing along the edges and mild age-toning along the edges. Signed flat by Doris Lessing on the title page. Shelved in Room Z. 1394859. Special Collections - Upstairs. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
1985ref. 1391300New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1985. First American Edition. Hardcover. Octavo 375 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine grey with black lettering. Dust jacket protected with mylar covering. Price uncut: "$16.95". Jacket with light age toning and very light marking. Very light shelf wear to head and tail of jacket spine and to jacket edges and corners. Light bumping to head and tail of book spine and to edges and corners of boards. A few small marks scattered across binding. Signed flat by Lessing on title page. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. 1391300. Special Collections - Downstairs. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
1985ref. 60816NY: Knopf 1985. First US edition first prnt. Signed by Lessing on the half-title page. Faint beginning board edge toning and spine bottom edge cloth lightly wrinkled; dustjacket with few tiny edge creases and small soil spot on rear panel. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Hardcovers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Lessing's ninth novel. Knopf hardcover
2003ref. 130187London: Flamingo 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. 311 p. 22 cm. Black cloth in mylar-covered pictorial dustjacket. Some soiling to lower parts of jacket panels. Signed by author on half title. Three short stories and a novella by the Nobel Prize winning author. Flamingo hardcover