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1985121116Leningrad: Iskusstvo 1985. Hardcover. VG but with some rubbing to covers; museum ex-lib. copy. Navy blue cloth with gold Cyrillic lettering; 407 pp. with occasional bw illustrations. Text in Russian. The authoritative history of the acquisitions of Catherine the Great. Iskusstvo hardcover books
1973WN3906London and New York: Michael Joseph Ltd 1973. Red paper covered boards gilt with red black and white jacket both very good. Bookseller ticket on front pastedown. Prior owner signature and date on ffep. First Edition. Paper Covered Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade. Michael Joseph Ltd Hardcover books
200030924NY: HarperCollins 2000. 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. Sequel to Lessing's The Fifth Child. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. HarperCollins Hardcover books
1984WRCLIT26630New York: Knopf 1984. Cloth and boards. First U.S. edition of this pseudonymous novel inscribed and signed by Lessing in 1986. Fine in lightly used dust jacket with sticker mark on front panel. Knopf hardcover books
1985247433New York: Knopf 1985. First. hardcover. fine/fine. 8vo cloth backed boards d.w. New York: Knopf 1985. First Edition.<br/><br/> Autographed by Lessing.<br/><br/> Knopf unknown books
198553610London: Jonathan Cape / London Limited Editions 1985. First Edition. Limited Issue one of 250 numbered copies specially bound and signed by the author this being copy no.190. Octavo 20.5cm; marbled paper-covered boards and hunter green cloth backstrip with titles stamped in gilt on spine; publisher's original glassine overlay; iv45-3702pp. Fine in a Fine glassine. Handsome edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's ninth novel which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1985. Jonathan Cape / London Limited Editions unknown books
197311710NY: Knopf 1973. First US edition first prnt. Signed by Lessing on the half-title page. Full blue cloth with gilt lettering lavender topstain; Beginning toning on board edge cloth especially at the spine ends minimal rubbing on cloth. Dustjacket with beginning toning on upper sections of white background of both panels shallow edge craeses. Tight copy in Very Good condition in a Very Good dustjacket. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Knopf Hardcover books
1994012415NY: HarperCollins 1994. 1st Edition limited. Hardcover. Fine. Limited edition of 176 copies this #4 signed by Lessing on the limitation. Spine a bit dusty else as new. HarperCollins hardcover books
199451388New York: HarperCollins 1994. First American Edition. Limited Issue one of 150 numbered copies specially bound and signed by the author this being copy no.58. Octavo 24cm; navy blue cloth with titling and author's initials stamped in silver on spine and front cover; publisher's decorative slipcase; xii4191pp; illus. Fine in a Fine slipcase. Memoir of the Zimbabwean Nobel Laureate's early years. HarperCollins unknown books
19941535New York: Harper Collins 1994. First edition. Octavo original boards. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Signed by the author. Harper Collins hardcover books
195367135London: Michael Joseph 1953. First edition. 352 pp. Fine in near fine dust jacket with light chipping to base and crown of spine and tips of flap folds. London: Michael Joseph unknown books
196624136New York: Simon & Schuster 1966. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Stated first printing. First edition thus. Two early books in Lessing's Children of Violence series of novels in one book. Includes the complete texts of Martha Quest and A Proper Marriage. 544 pp. A clean very good copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Prior owner name on the front endpaper. SIGNED by the author and uncommon thus. Simon & Schuster hardcover books
1969D16691New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1969. First American Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Original cloth; dust-jacket. A nice copy lightly worn. Signed by the Nobel Prize winning author. <br/><br/> Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
199251387New York: HarperCollins 1992. First American Edition. Limited Issue one of 125 numbered copies specially bound and signed by the author. Octavo 24cm; burgundy cloth with titling and decorations stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; publisher's decorative slipcase. Fine and unread still sealed in the publisher's original shrinkwrap with the original price stickers on rear cover. Handsome edition of this memoir by the Zimbabwean Nobel Laureate. HarperCollins unknown books
197880913NY: Knopf 1978. First US edition first prnt. Signed by Lessing on the title page. Beginning board edge toning; dustjacket with minimal edgewear mostly at the spine ends beginning toning at extermities and spine small closed tear on the front panel bottom edge and a small chip at the spine topedge. Near Fine condition in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover. Tight clean copy of a major collection of Lessing's early stories. Signed by Author. Hardcovers. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Knopf Hardcover books
1969283135New York: Knopf 1969. hardcover. fine/very good. 614pp. cloth d.w.New York: Knopf 1969. First Edition.<br/><br/> Autographed by Lessing. The white dust wrapper is slightly toned and minimally chipped at the top edge.<br/><br/> Knopf unknown books
19692144NY: Knopf 1969. First US edition first prnt. Signed by Lessing on the title page. Cloth spine ends pushed two small stains on foreedge and a faint small dampstain on the topedge; dustjacket with edgewear mostly at spine ends few small closed edge tears and faint beginning edge toning mostly on the interior edges. Very Good condition in a Good dustjacket with an archival cover. The final volume in Lessing's "Children of Violence" novels. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Knopf Hardcover books
196924500New York: Alfred Knopf 1969. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/very good. First American edition. Part of the author's celebrated Children of Violence series of novels. 614 pp plus author note at rear of volume. A very good copy in black cloth binding in very good price-intact dustwrapper. Small stain to verso of wrapper and light crease to front flap. This copy has been SIGNED by Lessing and is uncommon thus. Alfred Knopf unknown books
198560816NY: Knopf 1985. First US edition first prnt. Signed by Lessing on the half-title page. Faint beginning board edge toning and spine bottom edge cloth lightly wrinkled; dustjacket with few tiny edge creases and small soil spot on rear panel. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Knopf Hardcover books
1973246761New York: Knopf 1973. First. hardcover. fine/fine. 8vo cloth d.w. New York: Knopf 1973. First American Edition.<br/><br/> Autographed by Lessing<br/><br/> Knopf unknown books
1969139348Leningrad: Isd. Sovetskiy Khudozhnik 1969. Hardcover. VG-; clean but for a stamp/writing inside back cover; spine breaking between two title pages. Blue cloth with gilt Cyrillic lettering; 288 pp; bw photos throughout. Text in Russian. A catalogue part of a series of very early folk culture and art from various areas of the world. These are from the Hermitage collection. Included are the Amarna portrais temples of Anahit Sassanian textiles Armenian manuscripts copper and bronze ware from the 15th C. Turkish prayer rugs Kirman blue and white ceramics Japanese Buddhist paintings and much more. Several close-up inscriptions tables and more including bw photographs. With a 7-page English summary at the back. An excellent resource. Isd. Sovetskiy Khudozhnik hardcover books
1972246570New York: Knopf 1972. First. hardcover. fine/fine. 8vo green cloth d.w. New York: Knopf 1972. First Edition.<br/><br/> Autographed by Lessing on the half-title 1984.<br/><br/> Knopf unknown books
1970285426North Hills PA: Bird & Bull Press for the Philobiblon Club 1970. Hard Cover. Fine binding. #176 of 250 copies printed by the Bird & Bull Press; a catalog of fictitious books supposedly belonging to Jean Nepumucene Auguste Pichauld Comte de Fortsas; the bogus auction was an elaborate hoax perpetrated in Binche Belgium in 1840. With a catalogue of the supposed sale in facsimile in pocket in the rear. It was carried out by a retired military officer Renier Hubert Ghislain Chalon who delighted in pranks designed to befuddle the academic world. Chalon also published more than one false archeolgoical discovery. With facsimiles of the "Avis" canceling the sale and a three page article "Vente de Livres de M. De Fortsas" tipped in. In quarter cloth over marbled paper boards. Fine binding. Bird & Bull Press for the Philobiblon Club unknown books
1991403527Washington D. C.: Library of Congress 1991. 4to. 427 2 pp. Etched portrait frontispiece by Tony Rosati signed and numbered in pencil; photographic illustrations. Original quarter green morocco patterned paper boards. A fine copy. FIRST EDITION DELUXE ISSUE one of 300 copies specially bound and with the portrait frontispiece. <br/><br/> Library of Congress hardcover books
195729698London: MacGibbon & Kee 1957. FIRST EDITION. A fine bright copy in dust jacket. <br/><br/> MacGibbon & Kee unknown books
