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1980réf. 002940New York: Alfrd A. Knopf 1980. Uncorrected Proof . Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 10 3/4 " X 5 1/2. A tale of love and of ancient war between men and women that beguiles and charms like a true fable." Publisher's blurb 189 handnumbered pp.! Yellow card covers have black text and author's name taped at bottom of front cover on a 5 1/4" X 7/8" white paper. Also added below the title in blue ball point " April 4th 1980 $ 10.00 " author's name is slightly torn staple holes near fore edge of front panel. Publisher's note laid in. From the collection of Greg Gatenby Toronto author/poet and Harbourfront Literary events' host. His signature and the book's acquisition date ffep. Dedication copy: " for Greg Doris Lessing" SIGNED by AUTHOR. Near first state and collectible. Bookseller's Inventory # 122940. Alfrd A. Knopf paperback
1980réf. 36471New York: Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated 1980. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good price clipped dust jacket owner inscription to front end page. First Edition stated.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated hardcover
1974réf. 6302Tonbridge United Kingdom: The Octagon Press 1974. First Edition. hardcover. Near Fine. N/A. Publication: London The Octagon Press 1974. Formatting: 8vo pp. 182. Condition Report: Near Fine. This copy presents exceptionally well bound in the publisher’s original green cloth which remains clean and vivid entirely free from the fading or handling wear so often encountered with this edition. The gilt lettering to the spine is notably bright and unoxidised. The binding is completely tight and square with sharp unbumped corners. The text block edges show only the faintest suggestion of natural age-toning but are otherwise immaculately clean. Internally the pages are crisp bright and completely devoid of foxing or spotting. The original pictorial dust jacket is unclipped and beautifully preserved; the colours of the front panel artwork remain striking and unfaded with no discernible chips tears or creasing now securely housed in a protective sleeve. A highly superior collector-quality example. Catalogue Note: This is a true First Edition First Impression of Doris Lessing's acclaimed novel complete with the publisher's interlocking knot device to the title page and the base of the spine. While this title is relatively common on the secondary market a significant proportion of surviving copies exhibit heavy foxing cracked hinges or sun-bleached dust jackets. It is highly unusual to encounter a copy that has been so carefully preserved retaining both its structural integrity and vibrant aesthetic appeal. A compelling and prescient work by Nobel Laureate Doris Lessing The Memoirs of a Survivor chronicles the slow inexplicable collapse of society as observed by an unnamed female narrator from the window of her ground-floor flat. As the outside world devolves into nomadic gangs and tribal factions roaming the streets of a nameless British city the narrator discovers an ability to pass through the physical walls of her living room into a shifting surreal interior dimension. Blending dystopian science fiction with profound psychological inquiry Lessing's novel is a masterful exploration of civilisation childhood trauma and the enduring human spirit in the face of apocalypse. The Octagon Press hardcover
1975réf. h00044New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1975. First American edition. 8vo. 213pp. White cloth. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Slightest shelfwear to jacket. Half-title page signed by Doris Lessing. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
1974réf. C104166London: Octagon Press 1974. First Edition. Signed. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition. Signed. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 182 4 pp publishers advertisements . Original publisher's light green cloth lettered gilt at the spine . Signed presentation from the author on the front endpaper 'to Tom love as always from Doris January 1975. Provenance Forum Auctions Nov 2025. Tom Maschler - a legendary figure in British publishing Cape responsible for championing some of the most important writing of the twentieth century. Known as a brilliant talent-spotter Tom launched the careers of writers as various as Ian McEwan Edna OÕBrien Clive James and Bruce Chatwin. He famously purchased Joseph HellerÕs Catch-22 for £250 and persuaded Desmond Morris then working at London Zoo to write The Naked Ape. In 1967 Tom conceived the idea of the Booker Prize which launched in 1968. An incredible fifteen of his authors have been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Tom was also known as an exceptional childrenÕs publisher especially of illustrated books: it was he who introduced Roald Dahl to Quentin Blake. Fine in near fine dust jacket with lower spine faintly sunned. No other inscriptions not price-clipped. Octagon Press hardcover
1975réf. DT-0ACO-OBMX1975. Hardcover. Good. First American Edition stated Knopf 1975. Jacket in Good condition with moderate wear nicks a small tear and sun-fading. Book in Very Good condition with light wear pages lightly yellowed with an occasional minor crease or blemish binding firm owner name to front endpaper. hardcover
1974réf. 1404785London: The Octagon Press 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo 182 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine white with rainbow and green illustrations and black lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering price uncut: "£2.95." Creasing and scratching to dust jacket. Mild shelf wear to boards. Light soiling to endpapers. Signed flat by Lessing on title page. Shelved in Case 7. 1404785. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Octagon Press hardcover
1974réf. 29159London: Octagon Press 1974. First edition. Small label ghost to front paste down offsetting to free end papers text paper toned tanning along board edges a nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with mild shelf wear to the spine ends. 29159. Octavo boards. Signed by Lessing on the title page. "A housebound woman witnesses the near-future breakdown of society. This is a meditative philosophical novel of considerable merit but only marginally science fictional" - Pringle The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction second edition 1995 p. 232. Filmed in 1981 starring Julie Christie. Reference: Anatomy of Wonder 2004 II-663. Sargent British and American Utopian Literature 1516-1985 Additions. Octagon Press unknown
1975réf. Q-0394496337Alfred A. Knopf 1975-04-12. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
1988réf. Q-0394757599Vintage 1988-04-12. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Vintage paperback
1974réf. 95London: The Octagon Press 1974. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. Green cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Boards sunned corners bumped rear board creased. Endpapers soiled. Dust jacket rubbed with small tears along edges. The Octagon Press hardcover
1975réf. 52949New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1975. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Light foxing to page edges. First Edition stated.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
1975réf. 54360New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1975. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. A Review Copy with the authors photo neatly laid in. First Edition stated.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
1973réf. 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
2000réf. Q-0002262002Flamingo 2000-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Flamingo hardcover
réf. 0804715335.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1992réf. 1-0804715335Stanford Univ Pr 1992. Hardcover. New. 308 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. Stanford Univ Pr hardcover
1991réf. 30579California: Stanford University Press 1991. Hardcover. First Edition First Printing. 5.5 x 8.75in. xiv. 308pp. Publisher's cloth boards. FINE/AS NEW in Fine/As New dust jacket. A flawless copy. As pictured. Stanford University Press hardcover
réf. 71-2408Dresden & Leipzig: A. H. Payne circa 1875. Steel engraving. 8 x 10 1/2 in. sheet. Good light toning and foxing in the margins. Dresden & Leipzig: A. H. Payne, [circa 1875]. unknown
réf. 1857997638.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1998réf. Q-0862417945Canongate Books Ltd 1998-10-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Canongate Books Ltd paperback
1992réf. 1113New York: HarperCollins Publishers 1992. Near Fine/Fine. First U.S. edition first printing with a complete number line on the copyright page. Hardcover. Original cloth in the original illustrated dust jacket. Laid in are the original publisher's promotional materials: a black-and-white glossy photograph of the author and a HarperCollins News release sheet dated June 17 1992. Condition Fine; the book is clean crisp and tightly bound. A pristine copy of Lessing's acclaimed collection of stories and sketches set in her beloved London published in the UK under the title London Observed. The inclusion of the advance publisher's promotional ephemera makes this an especially attractive copy for collectors of Lessing's modern first editions. N1. HarperCollins Publishers unknown
1992réf. Q-0060168536HarperCollins 1992-06-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! HarperCollins hardcover
1992réf. A89602New York Ny: Harpercollins 1992. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Hardcover Hardcover. Fine. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. Signed on title page by the author. First impression. ISBN: 0060168536 Pages: 214 Fine in near fine dust wrapper. Jacket very slightly creased at edge. Harpercollins, hardcover
1992réf. 12426New York: HarperCollins Publishers 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Inscribed by Lessing on the half-title. Near Fine in a Near Fine jacket unclipped lightly soiled rubbed and bumped at the edges. Quarter blue cloth with cream paper on the boards lightly bumped. Square and firmly bound former owner's name inside the front board clean otherwise. A collection of short stories from the Nobel Prize-winning author. HarperCollins Publishers hardcover
