LESSING, DorisABAA
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1963Best.-Nr. 517150New York: Simon and Schuster 1963. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First American edition. Fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with a slightly faded spine tiny tears and a spot on the rear panel. Simon and Schuster hardcover books
1994Best.-Nr. 517148New York: HarperCollins 1994. Softcover. Fine. Uncorrected proof with letter from the publisher laid in. xi 419pp. Wrappers. Slightly sunned spine else fine. HarperCollins unknown books
1978Best.-Nr. 504129New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1978. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First American edition. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing and faint toning. All of Lessing's short fiction up through the publication date except for the stories set in Africa. Lessing won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2007. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1975Best.-Nr. 517171New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1975. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. First American edition. Light foxing on the endpaper else near fine in a fine dust jacket with slight toning on the spine. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1978Best.-Nr. 48729New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1978. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. SIGNED. 625pp. Octavo 22 cm Black cloth over boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine and the author's initials blind stamped on the front board. Publisher's red top stain. With light dust soiling to the spine and covers a small stain on the rear cover and gentle bumping to the extremities. The dust jacket is subtly toned and slightly scratched. The top edge of the rear panel has a shallow closed tear and a 1/4" open tear. The author has signed the half title page. Lessing writes "Sincerely Doris Lessing 17.7.80 24 Gada Garden Lade " Doris Lessing has also signed a laid in postcard. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1926Best.-Nr. 191211The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff 1926. Hardcover. Good shelfwear overall to portfolios pages are lightly age toned but otherwise clean and clear missing plates 49-66. Oversized portfolio 3/4 yellow cloth and black paper boards with yellow lettering; VII 39 pp plates I-XLVIII with number 38 unnumbered color and mounted. The Appendix by F. Lessing p. 35-39 includes the translation of the two songs reproduced on plates LXV and LXVI with extracts from the various commentaries. Those plates are missing as are all plates from 49-66. 17x13x1.5" Martinus Nijhoff hardcover books
1908Best.-Nr. 188715Leipzig: Baumgartner 1908. Hardcover. Fair heavy soilign and shelfwear to boards spine missing pages are age toned plates 1 and 2 have a small tear along top edges plates are otherwise clear and all are present. Oversized green and gray cloth boards; gold and black illustrated end papers; 4 pp followed by 104 bw plates. Text is in German. Ansbach Castle: Baroque and Rococo decorations from the 18th century. Includes an introductory foreword by the editor. Baumgartner hardcover books
1895Best.-Nr. 188611Berlin: Ernst Wasmuth 1895. Hardcover. Good heavy shelfwear and soiling to boards pages lightly age toned as expected but otherwise clear. All plates are present. Oversized portfolio tan paper boards with black and red lettering; 4 pp; 20 leaves of color plates. Text is in German. 18th century Berlin porcelain and pottery. At head of title: Koenigliche Museen zu Berlin. Series: Vorbilderhefte aus dem Kgl. Kunstgewerbemuseum hrsg. von Julius Lessing. Ernst Wasmuth hardcover books
1888Best.-Nr. 188541Berlin: Ernst Wasmuth 1888. Softcover. Good shelfwear to portfolio age toning overall but plates are otherwise clear. Two volumes oversized tan paper portfolios; Notebook 1 has 2 pp text followed by 13 bw plates. Notebook 2 has 2 pp text followed by 13 bw plates. Text is in German. Lfg. I. Italienische Renaissance -- Lfg. II. Italien und Deutschland XVI. Jahrhundert. At head of title: Koenigliche Museen zu Berlin. Ernst Wasmuth paperback books
1995Best.-Nr. 517154New York: HarperCollins Publishers 1995. Hardcover. Near Fine. Uncorrected proof. Cream wrappers. Fading on the spine else near fine with publisher's material laid in. HarperCollins Publishers hardcover books
1979Best.-Nr. 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
1992Best.-Nr. TB02060New York: Harper Collins 1992. First Edition. First printing Near fine remainder mark on bottom edge else fine. In a fine dust jacket. Harper Collins unknown books
2009Best.-Nr. 2351660New York: Penguin Classics 2009. Reprint. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 5x1x8. Reprint. Brand new from publisher. 2009 Hard Cover. xxxv 1 363 1 pp. Edited with an introduction and notes by Michael Squires with an introduction by Doris Lessing. With her soft brown hair lithe figure and big wondering eyes Constance Chatterley is possessed of a certain vitality. Yet she is deeply unhappy; married to an invalid she is almost as inwardly paralyzed as her husband Clifford is paralyzed below the waist. It is not until she finds refuge in the arms of Mellors the game-keeper a solitary man of a class apart that she feels regenerated. Together they move from an outer world of chaos towards an inner world of fulfillment. Penguin Classics hardcover books
2003Best.-Nr. 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
1987Best.-Nr. 1399737New York New York: Vintage Books: Random House 1987. First Paperback Edition First Printing. Softcover. Small octavo 171 pages. In Very Good condition. Spine is blue with white lettering. Wraps have mild shelving wear along spine head and rear head joint. Textblock has light foxing along head edge. Signed flat on title page. Shelved in Room Z. 1399737. Special Collections - Upstairs. Vintage Books: Random House unknown books
1987Best.-Nr. 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
2000Best.-Nr. 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
1966Best.-Nr. 1394857New York NY: Simon and Schuster 1966. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 544 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good minus condition dust jacket. Red spine aged pink with black and white lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering price is uncut "$6.95" has mild shelving wear light chipping along the front fore edge a small closed tear along the spine head edge a small open tear along the front tail fore corner and moderate age-toning throughout. Boards have mild wear along the head and tail edges light bumping along the joint head corners and mild age-toning along the extremities. Textblock has stains on the end-pages and pastedowns mild wear along the edges light foxing along the head edges and moderate age-toning along the edges. Signed flat by Doris Lessing on the title page. Shelved in Room Z. Contains volumes 3 and 4 of the "Children of Violence" series "A Ripple from the Storm" and "Landlocked" respectively. 1394857. Special Collections - Upstairs. Simon and Schuster hardcover books
1969Best.-Nr. 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 books
2005Best.-Nr. 1396082New York New York: HarperCollins 2005. Uncorrected Proof. Softcover. Octavo 282 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Spine is white with black lettering. Wraps have mild shelving wear along extremities and moderate foxing. Text block edges mildly scuffed head edge moderately foxed and has a faint gray liquid stain along fore edge pp.197-282. Shelved in Room Z. 1396082. Special Collections - Upstairs. HarperCollins unknown books
1992Best.-Nr. 1398959London UK: HarperCollins 1992. First UK Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 214 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good condition dust jacket. Spine is black with gilt and white lettering. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering price uncut: "£14.99" on front flap. Boards have mild shelving wear along spine head and tail. Textblock edges mildly age-toned; interior mildly age-toned throughout. Shelved in Room Z. 1398959. Special Collections - Upstairs. HarperCollins hardcover books
1963Best.-Nr. 502347New York: Simon And Schuster 1963. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First American edition. Slightly bumped corners else near fine in a very good spine faded dust jacket with chips and short tears. Simon And Schuster hardcover books
2000Best.-Nr. 517170New York: HarperCollins Publishers 2000. Softcover. Fine. Uncorrected proof. Pink wrappers. Slight fading on the spine else fine with publisher's material laid in. HarperCollins Publishers unknown books
1991Best.-Nr. 505202New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1991. Softcover. Near Fine. Uncorrected proof with publisher's material stapled to interior cover. A couple of tiny creased corners on wrappers slightly sunned spine near fine. Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
1966Best.-Nr. 517144New York: Simon and Schuster 1966. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First American edition. Fine in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing faint toning and mild edgewear. Two novels in one book. Lessing won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2007. Simon and Schuster hardcover books
