Lessing, DorisABAA
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1962réf. 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
1962réf. 1391298New York: Simon and Schuster 1962. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 568 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Good dust jacket. Spine black with white red and yellow lettering. Dust jacket protected with mylar covering. Price uncut: "$9.95". Jacket with light age toning and moderate marking. Moderate shelf wear and creasing to head and tail of jacket spine; moderate shelf wear to jacket edges and corners. Several closed tears to jacket edges including a moderate tear approx. 2 in. to top edge of front of jacket near spine. Light plus bumping to head and tail of book spine and to edges and corners of boards. Cloth of binding with light plus discoloration at edges and corners. Edges of text block with light plus age toning; light smudging through page 10 of text block including title page. Ink ownership inscription of previous owner to front free endpaper. Signed flat by Lessing on title page. DL Consignment. Shelved in Case 7. 1391298. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Simon and Schuster hardcover books
1985réf. 611164New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1985. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First American edition. Light toning on endpapers else fine in a near fine dust jacket with slight toning. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1985réf. 499727London: Jonathan Cape 1985. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. First edition. Limited edition. Slightly bowed bows else near fine in a fine glassine dust jacket. Copy 195 of 250 numbered copies Signed by the author. Jonathan Cape hardcover books
1985réf. 9014691New York: Knopf 1985. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The dust jacket has minor wear to the head of the spine. Knopf hardcover books
1985réf. 331082New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1985. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First American edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1985réf. 60816NY: Knopf 1985. First US edition first prnt. Signed by Lessing on the half-title page. Faint beginning board edge toning and spine bottom edge cloth lightly wrinkled; dustjacket with few tiny edge creases and small soil spot on rear panel. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Hardcovers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Lessing's ninth novel. Knopf hardcover books
1985réf. 14249London: Jonathan Cape. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1985. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0224023233 . A most beautiful Limited Numbered first edition/first printing in Fine condition with very little evidence of wear in original glassine dust-jacket in alike condition; SIGNED by author and Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing. Cloth spine is embossed with gold lettering. Boards are covered in handsome decorative paper; The tale of a group of small-time British radicals who get mixed up in terrorist activities far beyond their level of competence. Alice Mellings is the "good'' terrorist a well-intentioned squatter and group caretaker assuming the role of housemaker she abhors in her own mother. A novel about home family and revolt on several levels; 12mo ; Signed by Author . Jonathan Cape hardcover books
1985réf. 111097New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1985. First American Edition. Hardcover. 0394543394 . A first US edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket; The tale of a group of small-time British radicals who get mixed up in terrorist activities far beyond their level of competence. Alice Mellings is the "good'' terrorist a well-intentioned squatter and group caretaker assuming the role of housemaker she abhors in her own mother. A novel about home family and revolt on several levels; 8vo; 378 pages; $5.00 . Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1985réf. 1391300New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1985. First American Edition. Hardcover. Octavo 375 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine grey with black lettering. Dust jacket protected with mylar covering. Price uncut: "$16.95". Jacket with light age toning and very light marking. Very light shelf wear to head and tail of jacket spine and to jacket edges and corners. Light bumping to head and tail of book spine and to edges and corners of boards. A few small marks scattered across binding. Signed flat by Lessing on title page. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. 1391300. Special Collections - Downstairs. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
2004réf. 1090910NY: HarperCollins 2004. First US edition first prnt. Signed by Lessing on the title page. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Hardcovers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A collection of four novellas one of which is the basis of the 2013 Anne Fontaine directed film with Naomi Watts and Robin Wright. HarperCollins hardcover books
2003réf. 29845London: Flamingo. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0007152795 . A most charming first printing of the first edition in unread Very Fine condition in alike dustjacket. SIGNED by author and Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing on the title page; Four short novels. In The Grandmothers two middle-aged friends fall in love with each other's sons. Victoria and the Staveneys is the story of a mixed-race child and her struggle with her heritage. In A Reason For It the leader of a declining culture explains their loss of glory. A Love Child is the story of an ex-soldier who is haunted by the thought he left a love child behind during World War II; 8vo ; viii 311 1 pages; Signed by Author . Flamingo hardcover books
2003réf. 14337London: Flamingo. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0007152795 . First edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dustjacket. Page edges beginning to yellow. SIGNED by author and Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing on the title page; Four short novels. In The Grandmothers two middle-aged friends fall in love with each other's sons. Victoria and the Staveneys is the story of a mixed-race child and her struggle with her heritage. In A Reason For It the leader of a declining culture explains their loss of glory. A Love Child is the story of an ex-soldier who is haunted by the thought he left a love child behind during World War II; 8vo ; viii 311 1 pages; Signed by Author . Flamingo hardcover books
2003réf. 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
2003réf. 1395524New York: HarperCollins Publishers 2003. First U.S. Edition Second Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 311 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Pictorial spine with grey lettering. Dust jacket protected with mylar covering price uncut: "23.95". Minor shelf wear. "Autographed Copy" sticker adhered to front of dust jacket. Text block clean. Signed by Lessing on title page. Shelved Hardcover Fiction. 1395524. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. HarperCollins Publishers hardcover books
2004réf. 1417285New York: HarperCollins Publishers 2004. First US Edition. Hardcover. Octavo 311 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Dust jacket spine white with blue lettering protected in mylar covering price uncut: "USA $23.95". Mild general shelf wear. Mild rubbing to dust jacket covers. Signed flat by Lessing on title page. Shelved in HC Fiction. Includes "The Grandmothers" "Victoria and the Saveneys" "The Reason for It" and "A Love Child" 1417285. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. HarperCollins Publishers hardcover books
1950réf. 517155New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company 1950. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First American edition. Owner's small ink address on front flyleaf boards are lightly soiled else a very good copy in good worn dust jacket with a number of short tears and few nicks creased on spine and rear panel entire length of spine has split at folds and also at the folds of both flaps. Author's first novel. Thomas Y. Crowell Company hardcover books
1950réf. 431145New York: Thomas Y. Crowell 1950. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First American edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper with a short tear on the rear panel. A beautiful copy of the American edition of the author's first book. Thomas Y. Crowell hardcover books
1976réf. 203607New York: New American Library 1976. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Very good in wrappers. Highlighting in text paper covers are clean but creased and rubbed. New American Library unknown books
1950réf. 008590New York: Thomas Y. Crowell 1950. First American Edition. hardcover. The bright yellow cloth has a little soiling to the spine and a very slightly bumped corner. The dustwrapper has a small hole on the back edge of the spine a small stain on the somewhat soiled rear cover and a tiny closed tear on the bright front panel. Near Fine in a Very Good dustwrapper. Review Copy with slip laid in of the first book by this Nobel Prize winner. Thomas Y. Crowell hardcover books
1950réf. 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
1957réf. 508790London: MacGibbon and Kee 1957. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Former owner's ink name on front flyleaf else a near fine copy in very good or better dust jacket is lightly spotted and faintly toned and a thin chip and small tear at the crown. MacGibbon and Kee hardcover books
1957réf. 57189New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1957. Cloth. A Fine edition in a like dust-jacket that has some concentrated scuffing to the lower rear ; Doris Lessing's ground-breaking novel tells the story of a group of women friends since childhood who are forced to confront the legacy of racism and violence inflicted on their families. As they confront the ghosts of their pasts they discover the strength and power of forgiveness and love.; 8vo; 311 pages . Thomas Y. Crowell Company hardcover books
1957réf. 254110New York: Crowell 1957. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. First edition. Near fine in good dust jacket. Hardcover. Book has light rub of spine ends nice clean text. Dustwrapper has wear and tear of panel spine ends and panel edges tape on panels fading panels. Crowell hardcover books
1957réf. 229452New York Thomas Y. Crowell Company 1957. 1957. First American edition. 8vo. Dust jacket designed by Joel Burton unclipped. Very good. 311 pages. No signatures or bookplates. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. New York, Thomas Y. Crowell Company [1957]. hardcover books
