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1974Best.-Nr. 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
1975Best.-Nr. 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
1974Best.-Nr. 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
1974Best.-Nr. 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
1975Best.-Nr. Q-0394496337Alfred A. Knopf 1975-04-12. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
1988Best.-Nr. Q-0394757599Vintage 1988-04-12. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Vintage paperback
1974Best.-Nr. 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
1975Best.-Nr. 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
1975Best.-Nr. 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
1973Best.-Nr. 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
1977Best.-Nr. RO60111641Picador - Pan Books. 1977. In-8. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. défraîchie, Dos plié, Intérieur acceptable. 189 pages.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
1975Best.-Nr. 517171New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1975. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. First American edition. Light foxing on the endpaper else near fine in a fine dust jacket with slight toning on the spine. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1975Best.-Nr. 253971New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1975. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First am. Fine in fine dust jacket. Hardcover and dust jacket both a nice clean copy almost new remainder mark on bottom edge. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1975Best.-Nr. 229945New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1975. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Near fine in very good plus dust jacket. Hardcover. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1975Best.-Nr. 210125New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1975. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Book cover yellowed along top and bottom edges. Dustwrapper has 1/2" tear on top of back cover. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1975Best.-Nr. 05815THE MEMOIRS OF A SURVIVOR Knopf 1975 first American edition near fine in like dust-wrapper. Knopf unknown books
1973Best.-Nr. 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 books
1975Best.-Nr. 336857New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1975. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First American edition. Near fine with a little soiling along the bottom edges of the boards in a near fine slightly soiled dustwrapper. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1974Best.-Nr. 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 books
2000Best.-Nr. Q-0002262002Flamingo 2000-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Flamingo hardcover
Best.-Nr. 0804715335.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1992Best.-Nr. 1-0804715335Stanford Univ Pr 1992. Hardcover. New. 308 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. Stanford Univ Pr hardcover
1991Best.-Nr. 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
1991Best.-Nr. 173640Stanford: Stanford University Press 1991. Hardcover. VG/VG. Olive cloth boards with gilt spine lettering. Cream and green illustrated dust jacket with green lettering and burgundy trim. xiv 308 pp. Illustrations. Stanford University Press hardcover books
Best.-Nr. 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
