ref. PP 485ZSCROWELL Book. Very Good. Soft cover. FIRST. DORIS LESSING 1ST IN DJ THE GRASS IS SINGING 1950 CROWELL DARKENED BACK COVER RING ON FRONT PROOF COPY. CROWELL Paperback

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THE GRASS IS SINGING. Signed by Lessing

1950ref. 33954London: Michael Joseph 1950. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. First Edition of Lessing's first novel neatly Signed by her to the title-page. A very good copy in faded red cloth as is usual yellow titles to the spine in a very good 2nd issue supplied dustwrapper which has been marginally trimmed about an 1/8". A vivid blend of Lessing's imaginative vision and her own memories of early childhood. An important book. Lessing was awarded the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 87. Michael Joseph hardcover

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The Grass is Singing.

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

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The Grass is Singing

1950ref. 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

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The Grass Is Singing

1975ref. Q-0690007477Ty Crowell Co 1975-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Ty Crowell Co hardcover

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The Grass Is Singing: A Novel

2008ref. Q-0061673749Harper Perennial Modern Classics 2008-09-16. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Harper Perennial Modern Classics paperback

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The Grass Is Singing.

1950ref. LESSINGD009804Michael Joseph London. 1950. First edition. The author's scarce first book a novel. Octavo. 256 pages.Previous ownership inscription on front pastedown scrawled over but largely hidden by the flap of the dustwrapper. Very good in very good dustwrapper slightly chipped at head and tail of spine and with a few small nicks. Michael Joseph, London. unknown

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The Grass is Singing

1950ref. c357jMichael Joseph 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Poor. the jacket is an original jacket from a later edition.it is marked worn chipped and stained. the book which is the true first issue has a previous owner's signature and foxing mainly on the early pages. the binding is strong. the rear hinge has broken but the book is sturdy. the binding is a little cocked. the original boards are shelf worn. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Michael Joseph hardcover

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The Grass is Singing

1950ref. 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

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The Grass is Singing

1950ref. 18072New York: Thomas Y. Crowell 1950. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. BOOK VERY GOOD/JACKET VERY GOOD. 8vo - over 7¾"" - 9¾"" tall. Signed by Author. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on a special decorative bookplate. Just signed -- no inscription. Bookplate is attached to the book. A VERY CLEAN ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT DUSTJACKET IN NEW GLOSSY BRODART. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. 1ST U.S. PRINTING OF AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK. HANDSOME COLLECTIBLE COPY. Thomas Y. Crowell hardcover

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The Grass is Singing

1950ref. 18071New York: Michael Joseph 1950. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. BOOK VERY GOOD/JACKET VERY GOOD. 8vo - over 7¾"" - 9¾"" tall. Signed by Author. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on a special decorative bookplate. A VERY CLEAN ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT DUSTJACKET IN NEW GLOSSY BRODART. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. 1ST PRINTING OF AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK. HANDSOME COLLECTIBLE COPY. Michael Joseph hardcover

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The Grass is Singing.

1950ref. 25764New York:: Thomas Y. Crowell 1950. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Very good plus copy with a small bump to one corner in a Very Good plus unclipped dust jacket with light soiling to rear panel and modest edgewear to extremities. Set in South Africa under white rule Doris Lessing's first novel is both a riveting chronicle of human disintegration and a beautifully understated social critique. Mary Turner is a self-confident independent young woman who becomes the depressed frustrated wife of an ineffectual unsuccessful farmer. Little by little the ennui of years on the farm work their slow poison and Mary's despair progresses until the fateful arrival of an enigmatic and virile black servant Moses. Locked in anguish Mary and Moses -- master and slave -- are trapped in a web of mounting attraction and repulsion. Thomas Y. Crowell, unknown

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The Grass Is Singing - 5th impression

ref. 724uMichael Joseph 1950. Hardcover. Good/Fair. The jacket is torn and a bit marked. Internally clean and tightly bound - a little cocked. Minor foxing rippling and tanning. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Michael Joseph hardcover

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The Grass is Singing

1950ref. 937rMichael Joseph 1950. 4th Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. The jacket is a bit marked and torn - not much paper loss. Internally mostly clean and tightly bound. Some tanning and foxing. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Michael Joseph hardcover

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The Grass is Singing

1950ref. 938rMichael Joseph 1950. 4th Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. The jacket is a bit marked and torn. Internally mostly clean and tightly bound. A little foxing. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Michael Joseph hardcover

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The Grass is Singing

1953ref. e291Joseph 1953. Cheap edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 0x0x0. jacket is rubbed and marked.tanning.excellent binding.06-01-2021. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Joseph hardcover

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THE GRASS IS SINGING

1950ref. 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

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The Grass is Singing

1950ref. 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

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The Grass is Singing

1950ref. 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

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The Grass is Singing

1976ref. 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

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THE GRASS IS SINGING

1950ref. 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

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The Grass is Singing.

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

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LESSING DorisMareMagnum

The Grass is Singing. THE AUTHOR'S FIRST NOVEL IN FULL MOROCCO

19508vo., First Edition; handsomely bound in full mid-green crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, gilt doublures, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, custom-made slip-case, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Elegant copy of the author's first novel, a powerful indictment of the racial politics of South Africa in the 1940s. The basis of Michael Raeburn's feature film (1981) starring John Thaw, Karen Black and John Kani.

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The Habit of Loving

1957ref. 951Y13London: MacGibbon and Kee 1957. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A very smart first edition of this short-story collection by acclaimed British author Doris Lessing. The first edition.With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. 'The Habit of Living' is a collection of seventeen short stories concerned with men and women by love possessed. Stories included are 'The Words He Said' 'The Women' and 'Through the Tunnel'.From major British writer Doris Lessing who was awarded the 2007 Novel Prize in Literature and the 2001 David Cohen Prize for a lifetime's achievement in British literature. Her best known novels include 'The Grass is Singing' and 'The Golden Notebook'. In the original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally excellent with minor bumping to the spine head. Dust wrapper is smart with chipping to the spine and front cover head. Marks to the wrap and general edge wear with minor loss to the spine tail. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Near Fine MacGibbon and Kee hardcover

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