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1758ref. 7653Berlin: Christian Friedrich Voss 1758. First edition. Boards. Very Good -. 8vo. 4 volumes. Engraved portraits in Volumes 1 & 3 as published. Each of the 4 title pages with an engraved illustration. Orig. drab boards somewhat soiled and extremities rubbed. Remnants of paper labels on spines. The first edition. The set is usually 4 volumes bound in 2. It is unusual to find the 4 individual volumes here in their original state as published. Christian Friedrich Voss hardcover books
ref. Z1-K-029-01814Joseph. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Joseph unknown
ref. Z1-A-008-02143BiblioBazaar. Used - Good. Pen on pages. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Shows some signs of wear but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. BiblioBazaar unknown
1766ref. 601714 vol. in-12 reliure de l'époque plein veau marbré, dos lisses ornés, toutes tranches marbrées,Chez Humblot, Paris, 1766, frontispice, xliv-408-ix pp. et 1 f. non chiffré ; xvi-455 pp. ; 2 ff., 400-ii pp. ; 2 ff., 399 pp.
1950ref. 31031London: Michael Joseph 1950. First Edition. 8vo publisher's original sepia coloured cloth the spine lettered in yellow in the pictorially decorated dustjacket. 256 pp. A handsome and very well preserved copy with minimal mellowing to the cloth and only a touch of shelf wear to the lower tips of the jacket. THE AUTHOR'S FIRST NOVEL. A FIRST EDITION OF THIS HIGH TENSION STORY FROM ONE OF THE FINEST WRITERS OF THE AGE. 'Not merely the story of a sort of South African Madame Bovary it is the story of South Africa herself a merciless study of the relations betwee the white and coloured peoples.' As a first novel it promised an exceptional talent. Michael Joseph hardcover
1979ref. 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
1964ref. 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
1979ref. 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
1980ref. 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
1992ref. 150834Ultramarine Publishing 1992. First Edition. Leather. 214 pages. Sketches of London published in the UK as London Observed. This is one of 12 lettered copies signed by the author and bound in full brown leather. Bound by Denis Gouey. This edition uses the sheets from the first US edition published by HarperCollins. There were also 38 numbered copies in this edition. First edition first printing. A fine copy but for slight wear at the corners. Signed by the author. JSP01. Ultramarine Publishing unknown
1972ref. 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
1891ref. 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
ref. 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
1987ref. 17895FRONTIER CROSSINGS The 45th World Science Fiction Convention Book Brighton 1987 first edition a fine copy bound in blue leather and housed in near fine matching slipcase. The deluxe edition being 1/135 copies of which only 100 copies were offered for sale. Contains stories articles & essays by Arthur C. Clarke Doris Lessing Ray Harryhausen Brian Aldiss Harry Harrison William Gibson Fred Pohl Boris & Arkady Strugatsky Jim Burns and 9 others all of which have SIGNED a special tipped in page as issued. Truly the best memory of the convention. A most handsome and desirable item. Brighton hardcover
2000ref. 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
1766ref. 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.
ref. STLE0082Berlin C. F. Voß 1754-1758. 8°. 4 Tle. in 2 Bd. Gest. Frontisp. Titelbl. 6 nn. Bll. Vorrede Inhalt 291=287 S. Seitensprung ohne Textverlust v. S. 144-149 284 S. 1 nn. Bl. Inhalt; gest. Frontisp. 312 S. 2 nn. Bll. Inhalt 298 S. 1 nn. Bl. Inhalt mit je e. gestochenen Titeblattvignette Kopfleisten Initialen u. Vignetten. Lederbände d. Zeit mit goldgeprägter Rückenbeschriftung u. -zierlinien sow. dekorativem Vorsatz aus gemustertem Buntpapier mit e. Lesebändchen im 2. Band etw. berieben u. bestoßen mit minimalen Wurmlöchern im 1. Band u. einigen Wurmgängen im Rücken u. in d. Einbanddeckeln d. 2. Bandes. Seiten sehr gut erhalten nur schwach gebräunt u. kaum fleckig e. Fehlstelle in Bl. 4 d. Vorrede sorgfältig geklebt. Mit e. Widmung am vorderen Schmutzumschlag verso an Elisabeth <Höngen> zur Feier d. 10jähr. Bühnentätigkeit datiert Dresden 9. Juli 1943 sow. e. Namenseintrag am vorderen Schmutzumschlag d. 2. Bandes Elisabeth Höngen1933-1943. GV 87260. Goedeke IV/I36860. Seifert: Lessing-Bibliogr. 1781181. Vergl. Killy 7241f. - L. 1729-1761 d. ""zu Recht als d. große Mann d. Theaters in die Literaturgeschichte eingegangen ist führte durch seine Dramen u. dramaturgischen Schriften das wenig bedeutende deutsche Theater seiner Zeit an den europäischen Standard heran."" Mit d. Porträts v. Jacob Thomson u. Philip Nericault d0. Touches. Originalausgabe. - Aus d. Besitz d. bekannten Opernsängerin Elisabeth Höngen welche 1933 in Wuppertal debütierte 1940-43 an die Dresdener Staatsoper verpflichtet u. 1943-63 Mitglied d. Wr. Staatsoper war. - DIESES OBJEKT UNTERLIEGT DER DIFFERENZBESTEUERUNG. Berlin, C. F. Voß 1754-1758. unknown
1986ref. 53202FISCHER SAMUEL 1986. 1. softcover. Sirmkovrilo! FISCHER, SAMUEL paperback
1954ref. 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
1962ref. 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
ref. 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.
1915ref. V38599Stuttgart (G.J.Göschen'sche Verlagshandlung) 1886 - 1915. 8°, 22 Halblederbände der Zeit (komplett) mit 5 Bünden, goldgeprägtem Rücken, Lederecken, marmoriertem Deckelbezug und Farbschnitt (Hardcover) 3
1989ref. 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
ref. 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
2008ref. 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
