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1981ref. 1010172NY: Knopf 1981. First US edition first prnt. Full-cloth with gilt spine lettering. Signed by Lessing on the half-title page. Spine bottom edge cloth minimally rubbed and pushed; dustjacket with beginning toning on flaps' topedges and minimal wear at spine ends. Tight copy in Near Fine condition in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover. Third volume in Lessing's Canapos in Argos: Archives series. Hardcovers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Knopf hardcover
1981ref. 48849New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1981. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. SIGNED. 288pp. Octavo 24.5 cm Black cloth over boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine and an embossed title on the front cover. With moderate bumping and rubbing to the extremities. In a dust jacket with subtle edge wear. A science fiction novel and the third book in Doris Lessing's cycle Canopus in Argos: Archives. Signed by Doris Lessing with the date "17th June 1984" on the half title page. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
1981ref. 19744London: Jonathan Cape. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1981. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0224018914 . First edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust-wrapper with publisher's price-sticker of £6.95. Signed and inscribed by Lessing in April 1981 to Ingmar Bjorksten - a Swedish writer who has been connected to the Nobel Prize committee - 26 years before Lessing received the award. An attractive and scarce association copy; In her Canopus in Argos series Nobel laureate Lessing creates a "space" fiction universe to metaphorically explore spiritual cultural and social issues. Volume III returns to the planet Shikasta of Vol. I this time telling the story of human history and evolution from the Sirian perspective a more bureaucratic and less advanced civilization. Booker Prize shortlisted in 1981; Canopus in Argos: Archives; Vol. 3; 8vo ; xii 288 4 pages; Note: Last two leaves blank ; Signed by Author . Jonathan Cape hardcover
1981ref. 81897London: Jonathan Cape 1981. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. No external library markings; library marking on verso of title page; faint evidence of label on front free endpaper; tail of spine gently bumped; dust wrapper lightly edge-rubbed; 288p. Signed by author on title page. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Jonathan Cape hardcover
1983ref. 360220London England: Jonathan Cape 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Signed by Author. Uber-scarce in the trade in this state SIGNED and condition being a sturdy attractive copy little discernible wear bright and shiny dust jacket protected and with only slight foxing to fore-edge. SIGNED by the author at half-title Doris Lessing 8 February 1985. Apparently unread spine still crackles. Black cloth over boards sharp and distinct lettering to spine. True First edition. Big tall Imperial octavo hardcover format. 178 1 pp. This is the fifth in the lengthy series of novels that comprise the Canopus in Argos: Archives series. The author was born 1919 and in 2007 won the Nobel Prize for Literature. She won two additional titles in the 1980s for her science fiction storytelling.Member I.O.B.A. C.B.A. and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes and for sets. Jonathan Cape hardcover
1983ref. 18420London: Jonathan Cape 1983. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. BOOK NEAR FINE/JACKET VERY GOOD. 8vo - over 7¾"" - 9¾"" tall. Signed by Author. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on a special decorative bookplate. AN EXTREMELY CLEAN COPY WITH A BRIGHT DUSTJACKET IN NEW GLOSSY BRODART. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. 1ST PRINTING. HANDSOME COLLECTIBLE COPY. Jonathan Cape hardcover
1983ref. 17093London: Jonathan Cape 1983 1983. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. First Edition. Uncorrected proof copy of Lessing's fifth volume in the Canopus In Argos series a Swiftian departure for the author. Fine in the publisher's original red wraps printed in black as issued Canadian journalist's discreet signature o n ffe. 8vo. 171 pp. London: Jonathan Cape, 1983 unknown
1954ref. 36660Washington: Library of Congress 1954. First edition sm 4to pp. vi 292; a fine copy in original beige cloth with gilt-lettered spine. [Library of Congress] unknown books
1954ref. 007553Washington D.C: Library of Congress 1954. 292pp. Clean and tight; about Fine. Catalogue of the famed Rosenwald collection donated to the Library of Congress in 1945. Clean. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket - Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Library of Congress hardcover
1992ref. 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 books
1992ref. 596022New York: Harper Collins 1992. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First American edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Harper Collins hardcover books
1992ref. 181225New York: Harper Collins 1992. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First edition. Very good in an about good dust jacket. Clean text in clean cloth covers dust jacket is worn and bumped with old price sticker on front cover. Harper Collins hardcover books
1992ref. 177757New York: Harper 1992. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Fine in very good dust jacket. Dustwrapper light rubbing. First edition. Harper hardcover books
1992ref. 708743NY: HarperCollins. 1992. Very Good in Very Good DJ. Unless otherwise noted our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. HarperCollins hardcover books
1992ref. 40857NY: HarperCollins 1992. First US edition first prnt. Signed by Lessing on a tipped-in endpage. One of an unspecified number as such issued by the publisher for promotional purposes. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. HarperCollins Hardcover books
1992ref. TB02060New York: Harper Collins 1992. First Edition. First printing Near fine remainder mark on bottom edge else fine. In a fine dust jacket. Harper Collins unknown books
1992ref. 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
1992ref. 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
1992ref. 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
1992ref. FIC SP 1HarperCollins 1992. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. FIRST. A FINE FIRST IN DJ SIGNED ON TITLE PAGE. NOT PRICE CLIPPED. HarperCollins Hardcover
1992ref. 17090New York: HarperCollins Publishers 1992. Signed by Doris Lessing on the title page and inscribed to Vali. First U.S. edition / First printing. Navy cloth spine ivory paper-covered boards. Fine in near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Doris Lessing was the 2007 Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. HarperCollins Publishers, hardcover
1992ref. 150834Ultramarine Publishing 1992. First Edition. Leather. 214 pages. Sketches of London published in the UK as London Observed. This is one of 12 lettered copies signed by the author and bound in full brown leather. Bound by Denis Gouey. This edition uses the sheets from the first US edition published by HarperCollins. There were also 38 numbered copies in this edition. First edition first printing. A fine copy but for slight wear at the corners. Signed by the author. JSP01. Ultramarine Publishing unknown
1992ref. 400178Ultramarine Press 1992. First. Hardbound. a fine bright copy. here offered is copy "L. of an edition of 50 this is one of 12 lettered copies bound in full leather by Denis Gouey and Signed by Lessing. 214 pp. Ultramarine Press unknown
1992ref. 40857NY: HarperCollins 1992. First US edition first prnt. Signed by Lessing on a tipped-in endpage. One of an unspecified number as such issued by the publisher for promotional purposes. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. HarperCollins Hardcover
1965ref. 08073The Quarterly Journal of the Library of Congress for July 1965 U.S. Government Printing Office first edition spine a bit tanned else just about fine in wraps. The first 45 pages concern Lessing J. Rosenwald and his fabulous collection much of which was bequeathed to the Library of Congress. Profusely illustrated of course. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback books