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1950rif. 355490714415London: Michael Joseph 1950. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Publisher's brown cloth titled in yellow to spine. Lightly sunned to the spine panel foxing to the top edge and front and rear end-papers. Overall a VG copy. The former owner has blind-stamped his address to the front free end-paper. The D/W not clipped - 9s. 6d. has some foxing to the reverse and top and bottom edge of the D/W have been reinforced on the verso with acid-free archival tape Filmoplast not visible from the front. The D/W is now protected by a transparent archival removable sleeve. Scarce Michael Joseph hardcover
1950rif. 80604New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. The first American edition of Lessing's first novel an exploration of psychological and racial tensions in 1940s Southern Rhodesia now Zimbabwe. Lessing was awarded the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature. Octavo: viii 245 1 blank pp. Original yellow cloth binding with black-stamped titling. Two small ink stamps and a previous owner's signature to the front flyleaf. The dust jacket is a bit toned with some mild edgewear; otherwise very good. Thomas Y. Crowell Company hardcover
rif. PP 485ZCROWELL Book. Fine. Hardcover. FIRST. A FINE FIRST IN FINE DJ. PRICE CLIPPED A BEAUTIFUL COPY. CROWELL Hardcover
rif. 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
1950rif. 0105340 First edition/First printing published by Michael Joseph London 1950. VG clean and tight condition. No marks or inscriptions. Sunning to edges and spine of cloth covers. Dustjacket not price clipped. small chip to top edge near spine and small nick to bottom edge. Protected in archive cover. Michael Joseph hardcover
1950rif. 018441New York: Thomas Y. Crowell 1950. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Near Fine/Good. 8vo. 245pp. Solid First Edition of the celebrated author's first book. Bound in yellow cloth with lettering in green on the spine. Square tight and clean throughout with just a touch of page toning. Very mild wear to extremities. Cloth a bit soiled. Unclipped dust-jacket $3.00 has a couple of tiny chips and closed edge-tears. Some rubbing to folds. A few very large dark stains on the spine panel and other spots of soiling. Not perfect for sure but still bright complete and presents very well. An attractive collectable copy at a great price. Thomas Y. Crowell unknown
rif. 116075London Michael Joseph 1950. . First edition; 8vo; original red cloth spine lettered in yellow dust jacket price clipped. The Nobel Prize winning author's first novel. A very good copy extremities of jacket a little worn light age toning to spine panel jacket price clipped. Spine and boards a little faded booksellers ticket to front paste down. London, Michael Joseph, 1950. hardcover
1950rif. 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
1950rif. 0092970 First edition/First printing published by Michael Joseph London 1950. VG clean and tight condition. No marks or inscriptions. Sunning to edges and spine of cloth covers. Dustjacket not price clipped. small chip to top edge near spine and small nick to bottom edge. Protected in archive cover. Michael Joseph hardcover
1950rif. 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
1950rif. 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
1975rif. Q-0690007477Ty Crowell Co 1975-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Ty Crowell Co hardcover
2008rif. Q-0061673749Harper Perennial Modern Classics 2008-09-16. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Harper Perennial Modern Classics paperback
1950rif. 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
1950rif. 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
1950rif. 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
1950rif. 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
1950rif. 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
1950rif. 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
rif. 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
1950rif. 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
1950rif. 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
1953rif. 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
1950rif. 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
rif. PJH46409Flamingo 2003. Near Fine in publishers cloth in like dustjacket. 1st edition 1st issue. Signed boldly by Lessing on half - title with Hatchards wrap around band. ISBN 0007152795 Flamingo 2003 hardcover
