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1971rif. 772New York: Simon and Schuster 1971. Reissue with Author's Introduction. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Presentation SIGNED by the Author 8vo beige cloth with an Introduction by the author Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket designed by Janet Halverson xxiv 566 pages. SIGNED Presentation Copy in excellent condition internally and externally of the author's important 1962 novel now reissued WITH HER INTRODUCTION a near-decade later. From my experience Lessing didn't like to sign copies of her works and signed copies of this her most noteworthy work are Scarce. The persona I knew tended to be hardheaded diffident and a bit crusty though she made the rounds on behalf of her publisher a few years before her death when I was fortunately able and very pleased to speak with her briefly and to obtain her signature. According to Elizabeth Hardwick "The Golden Notebook is Doris Lessing's most important work and has left its mark upon the ideas and feelings of a whole generation of women"--The New York Times Book Review. A tight bright clean copy. Dust jacket has a bit of rubbing at extremities; Random House remainder stamp on bottom of pages. Simon and Schuster hardcover
1973rif. 4117NY: Knopf 1973. First US edition first prnt. Signed by Lessing on the title page. Shallow wrinkle on the spine bottom edge cloth; dustjacket with two corner creases and tiny nick on the front flap. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Lessing's sixth novel and basis for the David Gladwell directed 1981 film starring Julie Christie and Christopher Guard. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Knopf Hardcover
1984rif. D00124Michael Joseph Ltd 1984. Jacket foxed and sunned. Light edgewear. Gutter slightly strained at p.416 otherwise book clean and tidy. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo. Michael Joseph Ltd Hardcover
1992rif. 40857NY: HarperCollins 1992. First US edition first prnt. Signed by Lessing on a tipped-in endpage. One of an unspecified number as such issued by the publisher for promotional purposes. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. HarperCollins Hardcover
1874rif. 025024Stuttgart: Goschen 1874. Undici opere ciascuna con proprio frontespizio riunite in 5 volumi 12x18 cm. Completo. Alcune illustrazioni fuori testo. Graziosa legatura coeva in mezza pelle titoli dorati al dorso con fregi dorati e cornice a rilievo. Alla risguardia ex libris manoscritto di Georg Henneberg. Leggera brunitura ai margini delle pagine leggere usure ai margini dei piatti con carta marmorizzata ma nel complesso condizioni molto buone. Goschen unknown
rif. 0021958 London:Michael Joseph. First edition. Near fine with a touch of shelf wear at the foot. In a very good dust jacket with a few shallow chips. The true first edition of the third of the "Martha Quest" novels. This work is usually found as part of the "Children of Violence" collection published in the 1960s. This the true first is rarely encountered. 1958 London:Michael Joseph unknown
1791rif. 273399Ohne Ort und Drucker 1791. Third Edition. Boards. Good. 269 pp.writing in pen on fep tears and wear to spine and wear along outer hinges along spineslight browning age related to pages Important play that was highly influential during the Enlightenment period stressing tolerance among Christians Jews and Moslems. Ohne Ort und Drucker hardcover
1992rif. 355HarperCollinsPublishers 1992. First American Edition. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. SIGNED by the Author on the half title 8vo black quarter cloth over white boares Mylar-protected dust jacket xiii 442 pages. Doris Lessing became the 2007 Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. HarperCollinsPublishers hardcover
rif. SAf217Simon and Schuster 1965. Hbk stated 1st edition / 1st printing 636pp half cloth over yellow paper-covered boards dj slightly shelfworn and sun-faded but not price-clipped $7.95 and now in a protective sleeve otherwise appears unused and a very good clean tight unmarked text Simon and Schuster, 1965 hardcover
1982rif. 068704Alfred A. Knopf 1982. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Signed by Authors. First edition hardcover INSCRIBED BY DORIS LESSING to the first owner on the title page in excellent near-pristine condition slightest handling The dust jacket is merely good with three 1cm edge tears age-yellowing and mild soiling on the back panel and is protected by a new clear removeable cover. 145 pages. 1 lb Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
1962rif. MASTER092844INEW YORK: DOVER PUBLICATIONS. VG IN WRAPS RUBBED LIGHT SOILING. PREV NAME ON TITLE. Pages: 265. . 1962. TRADE PAPERBACK. LIGHT RED PENCIL ON PAGE xii. . DOVER PUBLICATIONS paperback
1984rif. 12317KNOPF. NY 1984. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1984. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. First American Edition. UNCORRECTED PROOF. Near fine in plain green printed wrappers. Publicity info stapled to inside of front cover Nobel Prize laureate. B . KNOPF. NY 1984 paperback
1992rif. 9089NY: HARPER-COLLINS. Fine. 1992. First American Edition. Cloth in Slipcase. 0002550199 . SIGNED Limited Edition. One of 125 numbered copies printed. Fine in publisher's sealed slipcase. Nobel Prize laureate.; Signed by Author . HARPER-COLLINS. hardcover
1985rif. 14751KNOPF. NY 1985. Fine. 1985. First Edition. First American Edition. UNCORRECTED PROOF. Close to fine in plain light blue printed wrappers. Spine slightly discolored. Trace of barely discernable creasing at base of rear cover Nobel Prize laureate. . KNOPF. NY 1985 unknown
1984rif. 9092KNOPF. NY 1984. Near Fine. 1984. First Edition. 0394537572 . First American Edition. REVIEW COPY. Slip laid-in SIGNED by Doris Lessing on the title page. Near fine in a fine dj. Light foxing at edges Nobel Prize laureate. . KNOPF. NY 1984 unknown
2003rif. 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
1991rif. 20957Washington: Library of Congress 1991. First edition. Hardcover. Faint blemish to front cover cloth seems to be in the weave of the fabric else fine. xxxv 427 pp. illustrated small 4to dark green raw silk over boads printed paper spine label. A collection of 100 essays each on a specific book from the Rosenwald Collections. Library of Congress hardcover
1965rif. CL-1Germany: Herder Freiburg 1965. Classic text depicts the man and symbol Ulysses and his ten year voyage around the Mediteranean and back home to his native Ithaca. Author uses a pictorial technique called "evokation" using both landscapes and works of art to tell an informed and coherent story of the past. Includes commentaries by Professor C.Kerenyi Michel Gall and Helmut Sichtermann. 261 pgs. Lavishly Illustrated Pictorial and Literary Index following text. Gold paper title band around lower outside dustjacket with a very small closed tear on the upper edge near spine. Dustjacket in mylar. Boxed. Heavy Oversized Item. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Herder Freiburg Hardcover
1960rif. 72941London: Macgibbon & Kee 1960. DJ rubbed and price clipped with lightly tanned spine and light edgewear. Small dent to spine light foxing to top edge contents clean and bright. First Edition. Hard. Good Plus/Good. 8vo. Macgibbon & Kee Hardcover
1880rif. 18731136 Strand London: Henry Sotheran and Compnay 1880. Large Folio rebound in a sturdy half-leather binding by the firm Rankin & Kellogg Architects with their nameplate on the front endpaper.Old YMCA library plate also appears on front endpaper. Any original cover is missing; begins with title page. Current boards rubbed and worn. Plates tanned with occasional mild soiling. Library number on verso of title page. No other library markings. Text Table of Contents in English. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Henry Sotheran and Compnay Hardcover
rif. PR293Stanford University Press 1957. hbk 110pp textblock beginning to tan evenly otherwise excellent in dj in protective sleeve this is an original printing of this edition and is available for immediate shipping Stanford University Press, 1957 unknown
2008rif. 48819Delhi: Motilal Banaarsidass Publishers 2008. Hard. Mint/Mint. 8vo. Motilal Banaarsidass Publishers Hardcover
1971rif. COLLECTI011642ILONDON: JONATHAN CAPE. NEAR FINE IN VERY GOOD D.J. PUB 1971. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. ARGUABLY THE 2007 NOBEL PRIZE WINNER'S FINEST BOOK AND # 49 OF DAVID PRINGLE'S "MODERN FANTASY: THE HUNDRED BEST NOVELS" . BOOK IS ABOUT FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT BUT WITH A TRACE OF FOXING TO THE ENDPAPERS OFFSET TO FLAPS. D.J. HAS A COUPLE OF SHORT TEARS AROUNT THE TOP OF THE SPINE PANEL SOME MODEST RUB TO CORNERS LIGHT WEAR AT TOP EDGE AND IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED. AN EXCELLENT CLEAN BRIGHT UNFADED COPY WITH NO REMAINDER MARK. . JONATHAN CAPE hardcover