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195031031London: Michael Joseph 1950. First Edition. 8vo publisher's original sepia coloured cloth the spine lettered in yellow in the pictorially decorated dustjacket. 256 pp. A handsome and very well preserved copy with minimal mellowing to the cloth and only a touch of shelf wear to the lower tips of the jacket. THE AUTHOR'S FIRST NOVEL. A FIRST EDITION OF THIS HIGH TENSION STORY FROM ONE OF THE FINEST WRITERS OF THE AGE. 'Not merely the story of a sort of South African Madame Bovary it is the story of South Africa herself a merciless study of the relations betwee the white and coloured peoples.' As a first novel it promised an exceptional talent. Michael Joseph hardcover
1971772New York: Simon and Schuster 1971. Reissue with Author's Introduction. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Presentation SIGNED by the Author 8vo beige cloth with an Introduction by the author Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket designed by Janet Halverson xxiv 566 pages. SIGNED Presentation Copy in excellent condition internally and externally of the author's important 1962 novel now reissued WITH HER INTRODUCTION a near-decade later. <br/><br/>From my experience Lessing didn't like to sign copies of her works and signed copies of this her most noteworthy work are Scarce. The persona I knew tended to be hardheaded diffident and a bit crusty though she made the rounds on behalf of her publisher a few years before her death when I was fortunately able and very pleased to speak with her briefly and to obtain her signature.<br/><br/>According to Elizabeth Hardwick "The Golden Notebook is Doris Lessing's most important work and has left its mark upon the ideas and feelings of a whole generation of women"--The New York Times Book Review.<br/><br/>A tight bright clean copy. Dust jacket has a bit of rubbing at extremities; Random House remainder stamp on bottom of pages. Simon and Schuster hardcover
1979014176New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1979. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Five Volumes 8vo. 148pp. Beautiful Stated First American Editions of Lessing's Magnus Opus published between 1979 and 1983. Uniformly bound in black cloth with titles in gilt on spine. All volumes are square tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jackets $15.95 have a hint of edge-wear and Volume 1 has a 1" closed tear on the rear panel. All are fresh and bright with no chipping creases or toning. A gorgeous collectable set at a great price. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
19641391285New York: Simon and Schuster 1964 1966. First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo two books containing vols. 1-4 of a five-volume series. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jackets. Spines grey and red with white and black lettering. Dust jackets protected with mylar coverings prices uncut: "$7.50" and "$6.95." Spine of red dust jacket lightly sunned. Rears of both jackets with light plus marking; light shelf wear to head and tail of jackets spine and to jacket corners; a few instances of minor chipping to jacket edges. Creasing to rear flap of dust jacket on first book. Jackets lightly age toned. General shelf wear to head and tail of book spine and to edges and corners of boards. Age toning throughout text blocks. Both volumes signed by Lessing. <br /> <br> <br /> <br> <br /> CONTENTS: I: MARTHA QUEST and A PROPER MARRIAGE 605 pages signed by Lessing on "Publisher's Note" page. II: A RIPPLE FROM THE STORM and LANDLOCKED 544 pages signed by Lessing on title page. DL Consignment. Shelved in Room C. 1391285. Special Collections. Simon and Schuster hardcover
19791391304New York NY: Alfred A. Knopf 1979. Uncorrected Proof. Softcover. Octavo 319 pages. In Good condition. Yellow spine with black lettering. Covers have mild shelving wear bending wear along the rear fore head corner stains throughout and small tears along the spine corners. Textblock is lightly cocked has bending wear from pages 191-197 moderate wear along the edges mild age-toning along the edges and stains along the edges. Signed flat by Doris Lessing on the title page. DL consignment. Shelved Room C. 1391304. Special Collections. Alfred A. Knopf unknown
19801391306New York NY: Alfred A. Knopf 1980. Uncorrected Proof. Softcover. Octavo 189 pages. In Good condition. Yellow spine with black lettering. Covers have mild shelving wear a small closed tear on the front head edge stains throughout a printed name pasted down by tape on the front cover and a staple through the front cover. Textblock has mild wear along the edges and stains along the edges. Contains a typed letter about the novel stapled to the interior of the front cover. Signed flat by Doris Lessing on the title page. DL consignment. Shelved Room C. 1391306. Special Collections. Alfred A. Knopf unknown
1992150834Ultramarine 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.<br> Ultramarine Publishing unknown
19723117749New York: Knopf. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1972. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0394482441 . First edition. From the library of noted poet and translator Nathaniel Tarn. Warm INSCRIPTION in year of publication from Doris Lessing to Nathaniel Tarn on front end-paper. She writes a paragraph below the inscription. Fine in fine dust jacket. 308pp. A notable association. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 308 pages . Knopf hardcover
198717895FRONTIER CROSSINGS The 45th World Science Fiction Convention Book Brighton 1987 first edition a fine copy bound in blue leather and housed in near fine matching slipcase. The deluxe edition being 1/135 copies of which only 100 copies were offered for sale. Contains stories articles & essays by Arthur C. Clarke Doris Lessing Ray Harryhausen Brian Aldiss Harry Harrison William Gibson Fred Pohl Boris & Arkady Strugatsky Jim Burns and 9 others all of which have SIGNED a special tipped in page as issued. Truly the best memory of the convention. A most handsome and desirable item. Brighton hardcover
198653202FISCHER SAMUEL 1986. 1. softcover. Sirmkovrilo! FISCHER, SAMUEL paperback
1954biblio110<p>A 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.</p> Michael Joseph hardcover
196221228801962. Simon and Schuster 1962. 8vo. Yellow cloth boards; black lettering to spine; white dust jacket retaining price designed by Janet Halverson; red endpapers; pp. 567 2; slight bumping to top and bottom of hinges; dust jacket slightly soiled.First American Edition. Arguably Doris Lessing's magnum opus The Golden Notebook tells the story of Anna a woman reconciling with aspects of her identity that she has kept in four colour coded notebooks. The story explores love politics and modernity. A wonderful portrait of the complexity of human existence. 'The Golden Notebook is the kind of novel every publisher waits for impatiently - a major work by a major talent. It is surely one of the most important English novels of our time.' - front dust jacket. hardcover
195818415London: 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
196918417London: Macgibbon and Kee 1969. 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. A VERY CLEAN COPY WITH A BRIGHT ATTRACTIVE DUSTJACKET IN NEW GLOSSY BRODART. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. Final novel in the acclaimed Martha Quest series. 1ST PRINTING. HANDSOME COLLECTIBLE COPY. Macgibbon and Kee hardcover
19521225London: Michael Joseph Ltd 1952. First British Edition. First Impression. Octavo; green textured boards with titles stamped in gilt on the spine; 320pp. Signed by the author on the title page. Hint of a lean cloth a touch loose at the crown with some minor fading to the board edges; Very Good and clean throughout. The unclipped dustjacket has light overall wear with some toning to the spine panel and flap folds shallow chipping at the spine ends and front corner tips and a 2 inch vertical tear running along the lower left joint and moving in horizontally about a half inch or so; a Very Good example of this fragile cheaply-made jacket. The South African Nobel Prize-winner's scarce second novel and the first volume in her 'Children of Violence' series. Michael Joseph Ltd unknown
1962013048Simon & Schuster. Stated First Printing. Unclipped DJ in archival cover. . Fine. Hardcover. 1962. Simon & Schuster hardcover
1950431145New 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
197934812CAPE JONATHAN 1979. 1.ND. softcover. Canopus im Argos: Archive CAPE, JONATHAN paperback
1980002940New York: Alfrd A. Knopf 1980. Uncorrected Proof . Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 10 3/4 " X 5 1/2. A tale of love and of ancient war between men and women that beguiles and charms like a true fable." Publisher's blurb 189 handnumbered pp.! Yellow card covers have black text and author's name taped at bottom of front cover on a 5 1/4" X 7/8" white paper. Also added below the title in blue ball point " April 4th 1980 $ 10.00 " author's name is slightly torn staple holes near fore edge of front panel. Publisher's note laid in. From the collection of Greg Gatenby Toronto author/poet and Harbourfront Literary events' host. His signature and the book's acquisition date ffep. Dedication copy: " for Greg Doris Lessing" SIGNED by AUTHOR. Near first state and collectible. Bookseller's Inventory # 122940. <br/> <br/> Alfrd A. Knopf paperback
1952715London: Michael Joseph 1952. First edition. Signed. In publisher’s green cloth. With original dust jacket by Peter Rudland. Dust jacket slightly chipped at edges torn to spine. The book in fine condition. First edition. Signed. In publisher’s green cloth. With original dust jacket by Peter Rudland. 319 1 pages. The first book of the series “The Children of Violent†by Doris Lessing who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2007. Michael Joseph unknown
1962162062London: Michael Joseph 1962. Uncorrected proof copy of the Nobel laureate's masterpiece. "The publication of The Golden Notebook in 1962 established Lessing as a major writer of her time. In it Lessing experimented with structure her writer protagonist Anna keeping four notebooks trying to separate out the chaos of events in both public and private contemporary life. Nothing Anna comes to realize is solely personal; at any given time all are affected by the world in which they live while also collectively influencing the world. Its exploration of women's concerns made it a flagship for the new wave feminism of the late 1960s and 1970s" ODNB. Octavo. Original tan wrappers spine and front cover lettered black. Spine and extremities creased a couple of small nicks half-title browned contents otherwise clean. A very good copy. unknown
195018072New 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
198254980KLETT-COTTA 1982. 1. softcover. Erzählungen Sirmkovrilo! KLETT-COTTA paperback
196242138Michael Joseph 1962. 8vo. First Edition; handsomely bound in full tan crushed morocco sides with gilt frame border back with raised bands second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt all other compartments tooled in gilt gilt top hand-made endpapers ribbon marker custom-made slip-case a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Elegant copy of the Nobel Laureate's iconic work. Michael Joseph, hardcover
1962031098London: Michael Joseph 1962. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Gilt lettered brown cloth in dust jacket. Lessing's radical examination of communism female liberation motherhood and mental breakdown became one of the noted works of feminism and the high point of the nobel laureate's work. Some wear to extremities and very slight fade to spine o/w near fine copy. Michael Joseph Hardcover
