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1950réf. 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
réf. PP 485ZCROWELL Book. Fine. Hardcover. FIRST. A FINE FIRST IN FINE DJ. PRICE CLIPPED A BEAUTIFUL COPY. CROWELL Hardcover
réf. 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
1950réf. 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
1950réf. 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
1950réf. 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
1950réf. 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
1950réf. 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
1950réf. 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
1950réf. 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
1950réf. 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
1950réf. 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
réf. 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
1950réf. 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
1950réf. 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
1953réf. 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
1950réf. 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
2004réf. 1417285New York: HarperCollins Publishers 2004. First US Edition. Hardcover. Octavo 311 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Dust jacket spine white with blue lettering protected in mylar covering price uncut: "USA $23.95". Mild general shelf wear. Mild rubbing to dust jacket covers. Signed flat by Lessing on title page. Shelved in HC Fiction. Includes "The Grandmothers" "Victoria and the Saveneys" "The Reason for It" and "A Love Child" 1417285. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. HarperCollins Publishers hardcover books
2004réf. RO60143878Harper Perennial. 2004. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Coins frottés, Dos satisfaisant, Papier jauni. 311 pages. Quelques rousseurs. Trace d'étiquette en 2ème plat.Texte en anglais.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
2003réf. 1406952London: Flamingo 2003. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 311 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. Spine pictorial with black lettering. Dust jacket protected in plastic covering with two small scratches to plastic covering on rear cover price uncut: "£15.99". Boards full bound in black cloth. Text block has mild age-toning to exterior and interior edges. Flat signed by author to title page. Shelved in Room C. 1406952. Special Collections - Upstairs. Flamingo hardcover books
2003réf. 1395524New York: HarperCollins Publishers 2003. First U.S. Edition Second Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 311 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Pictorial spine with grey lettering. Dust jacket protected with mylar covering price uncut: "23.95". Minor shelf wear. "Autographed Copy" sticker adhered to front of dust jacket. Text block clean. Signed by Lessing on title page. Shelved Hardcover Fiction. 1395524. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. HarperCollins Publishers hardcover books
2003réf. 1400813New York: HarperCollins Publishers 2003. First U.S. edition. Hardcover. Octavo 311 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine is white illustrated black print. Dust jacket in mylar. Price unclipped: “$23.95”. Boards quarter bound with green paper to spine and white paper to boards. Signed in ink by the author on the title page. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column S. 1400813. FP New Rockville Stock. HarperCollins Publishers hardcover books
2003réf. 29845London: Flamingo. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0007152795 . A most charming first printing of the first edition in unread Very Fine condition in alike dustjacket. SIGNED by author and Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing on the title page; Four short novels. In The Grandmothers two middle-aged friends fall in love with each other's sons. Victoria and the Staveneys is the story of a mixed-race child and her struggle with her heritage. In A Reason For It the leader of a declining culture explains their loss of glory. A Love Child is the story of an ex-soldier who is haunted by the thought he left a love child behind during World War II; 8vo ; viii 311 1 pages; Signed by Author . Flamingo hardcover books
2003réf. 14337London: Flamingo. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0007152795 . First edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dustjacket. Page edges beginning to yellow. SIGNED by author and Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing on the title page; Four short novels. In The Grandmothers two middle-aged friends fall in love with each other's sons. Victoria and the Staveneys is the story of a mixed-race child and her struggle with her heritage. In A Reason For It the leader of a declining culture explains their loss of glory. A Love Child is the story of an ex-soldier who is haunted by the thought he left a love child behind during World War II; 8vo ; viii 311 1 pages; Signed by Author . Flamingo hardcover books
2004réf. 1090910NY: HarperCollins 2004. First US edition first prnt. Signed by Lessing on the title page. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Hardcovers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A collection of four novellas one of which is the basis of the 2013 Anne Fontaine directed film with Naomi Watts and Robin Wright. HarperCollins hardcover books
