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The Grass is Singing.

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LESSING, DorisABAA

1950ref. 85431London: Michael Joseph 1950. First edition. 256 pp. Hard erasure and some light foxing to front free endpaper else very good plus in like dust jacket with tape reinforcement to the verso of the jacket along the top and bottom edges and a chip to crown that takes out most of the lettering in “The Grass.” London: Michael Joseph unknown books

Jeff Maser, Bookseller-ABAA · United States$250.00≈ €223.35

Lessing, DorisABAA

The Golden Notebook

1962ref. 6311London: Michael Joseph 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Signed by Lessing on the title page housed in a custom clamshell case. Fine in a Near Fine jacket unclipped 30s net lightly toned and rubbed at the surface and edges a small closed tear at the bottom edge. Brown buckram with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound clean internally. Lessing's magnum opus about writer Anna Wulf and her writing notebooks an exploration of contemporary social and political issues. Michael Joseph hardcover books

Carpetbagger Books, ABAA · United States$2,755.00≈ €2,461.36

Lessing, DorisABAA

In Pursuit of the English

1961ref. 3026New York: Simon and Schuster 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Near Fine in a Good jacket clipped generally rubbed and toned a few closed tears and chips including a sizable one at the center of the spine. Blue-green cloth faded and toned at the edges with black ink panels and lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound with a red top stain some toning to the endpapers clean otherwise. Lessing's novel about "the lusty quarrelsome unscrupulous funny pathetic full-bloodied life in a working-class rooming house. Simon and Schuster hardcover books

Carpetbagger Books, ABAA · United States$15.00≈ €13.40

[ROSENWALD, Lessing J].ABAA

Vision of a Collector: The Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection in the Library of Congress.

1991ref. 66772Washington DC: Library of Congress 1991. First edition. xxxv 427 pp w/index. Fine in full cloth and near fine unprinted white paper dust jacket. Washington DC: Library of Congress, hardcover books

Jeff Maser, Bookseller-ABAA · United States$45.00≈ €40.20

LESSING, KarinABAA

The Fountain.

1982ref. 65182NY: Montemora Foundation 1982. First edition. 78 pp. Near fine in glossy printed wrappers with faint foxing along top edge. NY: Montemora Foundation unknown books

Jeff Maser, Bookseller-ABAA · United States$15.00≈ €13.40

Lessing, GottholdABAA

Laokoon

1766ref. 42808Berlin: Voss 1766. "Opened up a New Prospect in the Appreciation of Greek Literature" Printing and the Mind of Man Lessing Gotthold Ephraim 1729-81. Laokoon: Oder über die Grenzen der Mahlerey und Poesie. Erster Theil all published. 8vo. 8 298pp. Berlin: Christian Friedrich Voss 1766. 196 x 122 mm. Half sheep gilt spine ca. 1766 light rubbing and edgewear. Minor foxing and toning but very good. Former owners' signatures on front endpaper and title. First Edition. The German philosopher and critic Gotthold Lessing was one of the most outstanding representatives of the Enlightenment era; "it was he more than any other who laid the foundations of the intellectual primacy of German writers and thinkers in the nineteenth century" Printing and the Mind of Man 213. His Laokoon probably his best-known work had an enormous influence on the development of art and literary criticism: "Laokoon takes its name from the famous statue discovered at Rome in the sixteenth century. It analyzes the differences between the sculptor's treatment of Laocoon wrestling with the serpents and Virgil's treatment of the same theme and from there does on to discuss the limits and limitations of all the arts. It contains the first clear statement of the truth which is now considered axiomatic that every art is subject to limitations and can achieve greatness only by a clear understanding of a self-restriction to its proper function. The most telling passages and those which have borne most fruit are those on poetry . . . Lessing's exposition of the themes of Homer and Sophocles is especially effective and he opened up a new prospect in the appreciation of Greek literature" Printing and the Mind of Man. . Voss unknown books

Jeremy Norman & Co., Inc. · United States$2,000.00≈ €1,786.83

LESSING, DorisABAA

The Fifth Child.

1988ref. 2687NY: Knopf 1988. First edition. . Fine in very near fine dust jacket. NY: Knopf, unknown books

Jeff Maser, Bookseller-ABAA · United States$15.00≈ €13.40

Doris LessingABAA

The Golden Notebook Signed

1962ref. 49611London: Michael Joseph 1962. Very Good/Very Good. London: Michael Joseph 1962. First Edition. Octavo 22cm; publisher's dark brown cloth in typographic dust jacket with 30s net price intact; 5671pp. Jacket shows a short closed tear at bottom rear and another along top corner fold with shallow chips at a couple fold ends and some general toning / smudging to surface and down spine. Boards square with a small blended inkstain to rear along spine and a touch of fading along edges. Light toning to endpapers and half title. Binding sound and pages unmarked. Signed by the author without inscription on full title. Michael Joseph unknown books

Capitol Hill Books, ABAA · United States$2,500.00≈ €2,233.54

(DUNCAN, Robert, Ron Silliman, Hayden Carruth Rachel Blau Duplessis, Karin Lessing, Jose Lezama Lima, David Rattray and Susan HoABAA

Sulfur 3: A Literary Tri-Quarterly of the Whole Art - Vol. I No. 3

1982ref. 629415Pasadena California: California Institute of Technology 1982. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Cover by Arthur Secunda. 252pp. Perfectbound wrappers. Topedge foxed rear wrap with a few bumps very good. Prints In Blood's Domain by Robert Duncan Skies by Ron Silliman and Who I Am By Hayden Carruth; additional contributions by Rachel Blau Duplessis Karin Lessing Jose Lezama Lima David Rattray Susan Howe and more. California Institute of Technology unknown books

Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA · United States$30.00≈ €26.80

(OLSON, Charles, Eliot Weinberger, John Yau, Robert Morris, Jed Rasula, Thom Gunn, Hayden Carruth, Karin Lessing, Sam Messer, RoABAA

Sulfur 13 - Vol. V No. 1

1985ref. 629393Los Angeles: UCLA Extension / The Writers' Program 1985. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Cover illustrated by Cy Twombly. 173pp. Illustrated. Perfectbound wrappers. Covers slightly worn very good. Prints from The Collection of Poems of Charles Olson 1958-1964 edited by George F. Butterick and Kampuchea by Eliot Weinberger; additional contributions by John Yau Robert Morris Jed Rasula Thom Gunn Hayden Carruth Karin Lessing Sam Messer Ron Padgett Jackson Mac Low Vladimir Holan and more. UCLA Extension / The Writers' Program unknown books

Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA · United States$30.00≈ €26.80

Lessing, DorisABAA

The Golden Notebook

1962ref. 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

Burnside Rare Books, ABAA · United States$600.00≈ €536.05

Ferdinand Diederich LessingABAA

Yung-Ho-Kung: An Iconography of the Lamaist Cathedral in Peking: With Notes on Lamaist Mythology and Cult by Ferdinand Diederich Lessing

1942ref. 22461Stockholm: Elanders Boktryckeri Aktiebolag 1942. Cloth. Very Good. The 1942 1st printing with its original wrappers bound in. Solid and VG in the publisher's tan cloth with title and author labels along the spine. Light wear at the spine ends and the tips very mild soiling to the panels. 32 crisp black-and-white plates laid-in fold-out map at the rear. "Reports from the Scientific Expediion to the North-Western Provinces of China under the Leadership of Dr. Sven Hedin -The Sino-Swedish Expedition-- Publication #18. Part VIII -- Ethnography Vol. 1 Elanders Boktryckeri Aktiebolag unknown books

Appledore Books, ABAA · United States$250.00≈ €223.35

Lessing, DorisABAA

The Golden Notebook

1962ref. 140941022London: Michael Joseph 1962. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition first printing. Signed and dated by Doris Lessing on the title page. In publisher's original black cloth-affect boards with titles stamped in gilt on the spine. Near Fine with light sunning to cover former owner name to front paste down hinge at title page lightly exposed and sporadic marking throughout text and to rear free endpaper. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with toning edge wear and soiling. The Nobel Prize-winning author's best-known novel. Michael Joseph unknown books

Burnside Rare Books, ABAA · United States$3,000.00≈ €2,680.25

Rosenwald, Lessing JABAA

The Fortsas Catalogue A Facsimile With an introduction

1970ref. 16315North Hills PA: Bird & Bull Press 1970. Limited edition. Hardcover. Near fine. 9-1/2 by 12 inches. 13 pages plus catalogue facsimile in pocket at rear board. Cloth spine with marbled paper boards. Typical slight discoloration in gutters which continues into text but fades as it gets away from boards appears to be offset from glue in binding. Otherwise in excellent condition. Neat previous owner's inscription on front free end paper. Number 56 of the 160 copies printed for members of the Philobiblon Club on handmade paper from a total edition of 250 copies. A fabulous story of one of the world's great biblio hoaxes. Neat inscription on front pastedown from Mort Whitehead to Robert K. Johnson. Bird & Bull Press hardcover books

Thorn Books · United States$250.00≈ €223.35

LESSING, DorisABAA

A Small Personal Voice: Essays Reviews Interviews

1974ref. 601927New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1974. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. First edition. Edited and introduced by Paul Schlueter. 171pp. Owner name on front fly inked underlining on several pages in the front very good in a near fine dust jacket with a lightly sunned spine. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books

Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA · United States$30.00≈ €26.80

LESSING, DorisABAA

The Making of the Representative for Planet 8: Volume IV

1982ref. 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 books

Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA · United States$100.00≈ €89.34

LESSING, DorisABAA

African Laughter: Four Visits to Zimbabwe

1992ref. 502321New York: HarperCollins 1992. Softcover. Near Fine. Uncorrected proof. Orange wrappers. Slight creasing else near fine. HarperCollins unknown books

Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA · United States$50.00≈ €44.67

LESSING, DorisABAA

Canopus in Argos: Archives Documents Relating to the Sentimental Agents In the Volyen Agents

1983ref. 502304New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1983. Softcover. Fine. Uncorrected proof. Red wrappers. Fine with publisher's material stapled to the verso of the front wrapper. Alfred A. Knopf unknown books

Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA · United States$30.00≈ €26.80

LESSING, DorisABAA

The Doris Lessing Reader

1988ref. 502307New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1988. Softcover. Near Fine. Uncorrected proof. Pink wrappers. Fading and creasing on the spine and slight edgewear else near fine with publisher's material affixed to the first page. Alfred A. Knopf unknown books

Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA · United States$30.00≈ €26.80

LESSING, DorisABAA

Autograph

ref. 457791Unbound. Fine. White sheet. Approximately 5¾" x 9". Fine. Signature of Doris Lessing the 2007 winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature on the loose title page sheet of Under My Skin: Volume One of my Autobiography to 1949. unknown books

Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA · United States$20.00≈ €17.87

LESSING, Gotthold EphraimABAA

Minna Von Barnhelm: A Comedy in Five Acts

1972ref. 401298Chicago: The University of Chicago Press 1972. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First American edition. Introduction and translation by Kenneth J. Northcott. Fine in a very good dust jacket with chips and tears. Poetry. The University of Chicago Press hardcover books

Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA · United States$20.00≈ €17.87

LESSING, ErichABAA

The Voyages of Ulysses: A Photographic Interpretation of Homer's Classic

1965ref. 388940Vienna: Herder Freiburg 1965. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Quarto. Illustrated. Commentaries by Professor C. Kerenyi Michel Gall and Hallmut Sichtermann. Selections from T.E. Shaw's translation of the Odyssey and Ithaka der Peloponnes und Troja by Heinrich Schliemann. Pictorial and Literary Index by Cornelia Kerenyi. Near fine ex-library edition with usual library markings and some toning in a very good dustwrapper with a tape repair and edgewear. Herder Freiburg hardcover books

Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA · United States$35.00≈ €31.27

LESSING, DorisABAA

The Memoirs of a Survivor

1975ref. 336857New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1975. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First American edition. Near fine with a little soiling along the bottom edges of the boards in a near fine slightly soiled dustwrapper. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books

Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA · United States$28.00≈ €25.02

LESSING, DorisABAA

The Four-Gated City

1976ref. 109870New York: Plume 1976. Softcover. Very Good. Reprint. Very good in wrappers with a small stain on back cover and remainder mark on bottom edge. A complete novel from Doris Lessing's masterwork "Children of Violence. Plume unknown books