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Best.-Nr. 0021958 London:Michael Joseph. First edition. Near fine with a touch of shelf wear at the foot. In a very good dust jacket with a few shallow chips. The true first edition of the third of the "Martha Quest" novels. This work is usually found as part of the "Children of Violence" collection published in the 1960s. This the true first is rarely encountered. 1958 London:Michael Joseph unknown
1980Best.-Nr. RO60069458Panther - Granada. 1980. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 281 pages.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
19588vo, 304 pages, not illustrated. Page edges browned. eng
1970Best.-Nr. 164483New York: New American 1970. Softcover. Very Good. Later. Paperback Very good in wrappers. Light browning Sticker on front. Peeling on spine. New American unknown books
1958Best.-Nr. Product_181HARDCOVER 1958 FIRST EDITION. NO DUST JACKET. FOXING DUE TO AGE. NO TEARS OR INSCRIPTIONS-SOME SCUFFS ON BOOK EDGES-WILL COMBINE BOOKS TO SAVE POSTAGE Martha Quest the embodied heroine of the Children of Violence series has been acclaimed as one of the greatest Fictional creations in the English language. In a Ripple from the Storm Doris Lessing charts Martha Quest's personal and political adventures in race-torn British Africa following Martha through World War II a grotesque second marriage and an excursion into Communism. This wise and starling novel perceptively reveals the paradoxes passions and ironies rooted in the life of twentieth-century Anglo-Africa. A Ripple from the Storm is the third novel in Doris Lessing's classic Children of Violence sequence of novels each a masterpiece in its own right and taken together an incisive and all-encompassing vision of our world in the twentieth century. MICHAEL JOSEPH hardcover
1977Best.-Nr. 756P53London: Hart-Davis MacGibbon 1977. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 9" by 5.5". None. Two volumes from Doris Lessing's autobiographical series 'Children of Violence' spanning the whole life of the protagonist Martha Quest. In the original unclipped dustwrappers.Two volumes from Lessing's popular 'Children of Violence' cycle a semi-autobiographical series of five novels following Martha Quest from her adolescence to old age.'A Ripple in the Storm' is the third novel in the series 'Landlocked' is the fourth.Part of the 1977 reprint series.Doris Lessing was a Nobel Prize winning novelist one of the greatest post-war writers of Britain. 'Landlocked' in the original publisher's cloth binding 'Ripple in the Storm' rebound in a leatherette binding in the original unclipped dustwrappers. Externally smart. A few light marks to the boards and spines. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spines and to the extremities. Institutional stamps and remnants of labels to the recto to the front endpapers. Dustwrappers with minor edgewear. 'Ripple' dustwrapper with tidemarks to the head and tail. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Institutional stamp to the reverse of the title pages. Very Good Indeed Hart-Davis, MacGibbon hardcover
1965Best.-Nr. mon0000178969Macgibbon & Kee 1965-01-01. Unknown Binding. Good. in x in x in. Ex-library book usual markings. Hardback. Clean copy in good condition. Macgibbon & Kee unknown
1958Best.-Nr. 18415London: Michael Joseph 1958. 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 by author with no inscription. Bookplate is attached to the book. A CLEAN COPY WITH A BRIGHT DUSTJACKET IN NEW GLOSSY BRODART. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. Third novel in the acclaimed Martha Quest series. 1ST PRINTING. HANDSOME COPY. Michael Joseph hardcover
1966Best.-Nr. ULESPRO00sndSignet 1966. Very Good. Lessing Dorris. A Proper Marriage: A Complete Novel from Doris Lessing's 'Children of Violence'. NY: Signet 1966. 384pp. Mass Market with publisher's red edges. Book condition: Very good. Gently soiled with rubbed and bumped corners. Pages yellowed. Previous owner's name stamped on top edge of page block. Signet paperback books
1966Best.-Nr. RO60143943Granada publishing/Panther. 1966. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, Plats abîmés, Dos abîmé, Papier jauni. 379 pages. Pliures en plats. Texte en anglais. Nombreuses rousseurs.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
1986Best.-Nr. RO60109580Grafton Books. 1986. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 379 pages.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
1954Best.-Nr. cfe20298London: Michael Joseph 1954. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Peter Rudland. A near-fine copy in a very good unclipped dustjacket. This copy is signed by Doris Lessing on the title page--signature only without any inscriptions. A tight and clean copy with an unmarked interior with very light toning to the black cloth boards--although the gilt lettering to the spine is bright. The dustjacket is unclipped and very good--with a little toning and a touch of edgewear and a couple of small closed end tears. Will be well packed with a new clear acrylic dustjacket covering and shipped in a box. Scarce signed Michael Joseph hardcover
1954Best.-Nr. 911T30London: Michael Joseph 1954. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A smart first edition of this second novel in the Children of Violence series from British novelist Doris Lessing. First edition. The second novel in the Children of Violence series. Continuing the semi-autobiographical story this novel reveals Martha's growing discontent with her marriage to Douglas and the arrival of her baby yet another threat to her freedom. We also see the lead up to and the outbreak of the Second World War and with it Douglas's departure to the army. Written by Doris May Lessing a British novelist who was awarded the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature. In the original black cloth binding. Externally very smart with light shelf wear only. Front hinge just starting but firm. Original unclipped dust wrapper is sound with light wear and chipping to the extremities resulting in light loss to the head and tail of the spine. Minor sunning to the spine with the odd mark to the panels. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with minor age toning to the endpapers. Very Good Michael Joseph hardcover
1995Best.-Nr. 6B-J0R1-BBROHarper Perennial 1995-09-01. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 1954 Michael Joseph UK hard cover - 1st edition 1st printing - minor wear to edge of dust jacket now in mylar cover minor staining to page edge - otherwise cover and binding fine contents clean - RARE - enjoy Harper Perennial paperback
Best.-Nr. 68407544-6HarperCollins Publishers. Used - Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. HarperCollins Publishers unknown
Best.-Nr. 0452250285.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1954Best.-Nr. 18414London: Michael Joseph 1954. 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 CLEAN ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT DUSTJACKET IN NEW GLOSSY BRODART. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. Second novel in the acclaimed Martha Quest series. 1ST PRINTING. HANDSOME COPY. Michael Joseph hardcover
1954Best.-Nr. 011136London: Michael Joseph 1954. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First printing. Briefly inscribed With best wishes from and SIGNED by the author. Slight spine lean and spotting on top edge otherwise very good in a very good dustjacket. Not priceclipped and no markings. Michael Joseph hardcover
1954Best.-Nr. biblio110A First UK printing published by Michael Joseph in 1954.The BOOK is in near FINE condition.A little bit of pushing and creasing at the spine tips.Gilt titling remains bright.Very minor offsetting to the end papers and far less than commonly encountered.Book remains tightclean and free from inscriptions.The WRAPPER is complete and in near FINE condition.It is nicked in places and has a couple of minor closed tears. The spine colouring is good and in particular the red lettering has only slightly faded which is a common issue with this title.The Peter Rudland designed wrapper artwork looks very presentable in the removable Brodart archival protector.The book has been SIGNED by the Author to the first blank end-paper: 'I hope you like this book' Doris Lessing'. The Nobel Laureate's fifth book and increasingly scarce to find with such attributes.Accompanied by photocopies of the correspondence between Doris Lessing and the inscription dedicatee explaining the inscription.Ashtonrarebooks welcomes direct contact. Michael Joseph hardcover
1954Best.-Nr. awfqMichael Joseph London 1954. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair/Good. 438 pages complete. In general fair to good condition. This is the third novel in the 'Children of Violence' sequence that began with "Martha Quest". The dustjacket is assured and in good condition. It is enclosed in a clear cellophane protective cover. The dj has very mild wear sunning and rubbing to the back face. The black cover is neat. Inside the frontispage has scotch tape residue. The papertrims have some mild handling marks. The pages are clean clear genial assured comfortable. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Michael Joseph, London hardcover
1963Best.-Nr. 502347New York: Simon And Schuster 1963. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First American edition. Slightly bumped corners else near fine in a very good spine faded dust jacket with chips and short tears. Simon And Schuster hardcover books
1963Best.-Nr. 517150New York: Simon and Schuster 1963. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First American edition. Fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with a slightly faded spine tiny tears and a spot on the rear panel. Simon and Schuster hardcover books
1963Best.-Nr. 1391292New York NY: Simon and Schuster 1963. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 316 pages. In Good plus condition with a Good plus condition dust jacket. Gold and green spine with white lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering price is uncut "$5.00" has mild shelving wear chipping along the extremities stains on the rear cover open tears along the rear tail edge and extremities a closed tear along the rear head edge and moderate age-toning throughout. Boards have stains throughout light bumping along the fore corners and mild bending wear along the spine head and tail edges. Textblock has stains on the end-pages and pastedowns mild wear along the edges mild age-toning along the edges and stains on the edges. Signed flat by Doris Lessing on the title page. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. 1391292. Special Collections - Downstairs. Simon and Schuster hardcover books
19638vo., First Edition; blue tweed cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Collects nineteen short stories. EXTREMELY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
Best.-Nr. A3175Grafton édition approximative de 1977.Pages jaunies. Une pliure parallèle au dos sur le recto servant de rainure.