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1986ref. 44752FISCHER 04/1986. 2. softcover. FISCHER paperback
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ref. 18867VOLLMER EMIL. 1. hardcover. VOLLMER, EMIL hardcover
1986ref. 44752FISCHER 04/1986. 2. softcover. FISCHER paperback
1988ref. 001628New York: Knopf 1988. SIGNED by the author on the half title. A novel of a family falling apart because of an enormously difficult child played out against the background of a society unable to deal with its own brutal side. Very good faint foxing mostly on rough-cut side page edges otherwise fine in fine dust jacket. Signed by Author. 1st American edition. Hard Cover. Knopf Hardcover
1956ref. 6536London: Michael Joseph 1956. Hardcover. Near Fine. Inscribed second impression of a novel almost never found signed because it was repudiated on political grounds by its Nobel Prize winning author. In dark ink on the first free endpaper is written: 'X/ To the Youth/ Doris Lessing'. Who is the youth and what was his relationship with Lessing Answers came there none. The book is near fine in black cloth a second impression from two months after the first. The jacket is not price-clipped bright with just a little rubbing to top and tail of the spine and browning to the lower printed panel. Set in austere post-war London this novel a much better effort is claimed by its detractors tells the story of an affair between Julia and a Czech emigre communist Jan Brod. Lessing later rejected the novel and refused to have it reprinted because she had chosen to end the novel with Brod's loyal return to communist Eastern Europe which she came to judge as the wrong call in the light of the invasion of Hungary and her own disenchantment with Marxism. Near Fine 1956 Michael Joseph hardcover
1853ref. 5032Leipzig: G J Göschen 1853. Hardcover. Good. 12 Volumes in 13 of Lessing's works in the 1853 edition edited by the philologist Karl LAchmann and revised by W Von Maltzahn. The bindings are sturdy blue buckram with red morocco spine labels. Some patches of the buckram especially on the spines of the books have been abraded; internally the books are fine. Volume I has a steel engraved portrait of Lessing with a facsimile sheet of music in a later volume. Additional postage charges may apply. Good 1853 G J Göschen hardcover
1969ref. D16691New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1969. First American Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Original cloth; dust-jacket. A nice copy lightly worn. Signed by the Nobel Prize winning author. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
1973ref. 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
1984ref. 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
1992ref. 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
1874ref. 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
ref. 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
1791ref. 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
ref. 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
1982ref. 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
1914ref. 1040924.01Star Library Company NY 1914. Hardcover. Good. 8vo hardcover. No dj red cloth. Good condition. Slight binding defect: title pg & frontis. pasted too closely together so appx. 1/4-inch of right edge of frontis. plate obscured. Binding staples visible at front & rear; front board very slightly loose. Contents age-toned but clean binding tight. 348 pp. publisher's list. Star Library Company, NY hardcover
1962ref. 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
1984ref. 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
1992ref. 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
1985ref. 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
1984ref. 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
1787ref. 6593Bern: in der Hallerschen Buchandlung 1787. Soft cover. Good. 8vo 152 x 95mm. 60pp. Modern wrappers margins trimmed close occasional spots lightly browned; front wrap loose but present. A satire on the Berlin academy written jointly by Lessing and Moses Mendelssohn criticizing the philosophical system of Alexander Popeís Essay on Man 1733-1734. Lessing German writer critic and dramatist was one of the most outstanding representatives of the Enlightenment era. His plays and theoretical writings often witty and ironic substantially influenced the development of German literature. In 1755 the collaborative work of Lessing and his friend philosopher Moses Mendelssohn anonymously appeared in the form of this provocative treatise Pope ein Metaphysiker! Pope as a Metaphysician. The controversial treatise dissected the subject of a contest at the Prussian Royal Academy. The two friends wrote it to confirm that there cannot be a true comparison between a poetic and a philosophic conception. Bern: in der Hallerschen Buchandlung paperback
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
1991ref. 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
1960ref. 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
1880ref. 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
