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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
20041090910NY: 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. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. HarperCollins Hardcover books
200323489New York: HarperCollins 2003. First American edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Stated first American edition. 311 pp. A collection of four short novels. Fine condition in fine unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED by Lessing on the title page. HarperCollins hardcover books
23664New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company No Date. Reprint. Cloth. Very Good/very good. Later reprint edition of the author's first book. Entirely different dustwrapper design than the 1950 original. A very good copy in green cloth binding in very good clipped dustwrapper. SIGNED by the author and uncommon thus. <br/><br/> Thomas Y. Crowell Company 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
B15996-AMinolta . Collectible - Acceptable. ex technical library sticker taped to bottom front no other library marks interior is clean and sound signed and inscribed to all the friends at TLI books Erich Lessing 1994 b/w photos throughout text in German. Soft Cover. No Jacket Minolta paperback books
200668697New York: Thames & Hudson 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Lessing 1923-2018 was the first photographer to arrive in Hungary and he documented the short-lived uprising and its aftermath in a series of world-famous photographs reproduced here in stunning duotone. They bring to life once more the hope and euphoria of the first days of the revolt so soon to be followed by the pain and punishment of its brutal suppression. 190 duotone illustrations with texts by George Konrad Francois Fejto Erich Lessing and Nicholas Bauquet. Inscribed by Lessing to cinematographer Virgil Mirano on the half-title with an invitation to a reception at USC's Doheny Memorial Library laid in. Oblong quarto. Original black paper-covered boards with gilt titles. Some mild edgewear to the boards and the pictorial dust jacket; else very good or better. Thames & Hudson hardcover books
2000022446London U.K.: Harpercollins Pub Ltd 2000. First British Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Mint/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by author on title page in black fountain ink. The 2007 Nobel Laureate in Literature Doris Lessing is the author of many fine novels including THE GOLDEN NOTEBOOK BRIEFING FOR A DESCENT INTO HELL MARA AND DAN THE GREANDMOTHERS and ALFRED AND EMILY as well as two volumes of memoir UNDER MY SKIN and WALKING IN THE SHADE among many distinguished works. As new first British edition first printing in as new mylar-protected dust jacket. Not remainder-marked or price-clipped.Packed carefully and shipped in a box to insure arrival in pristine condition. OFC 2R <br/> <br/> Harpercollins Pub Ltd hardcover
19711391299London UK: Jonathan Cape 1971. First UK Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Small Octavo 251 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. Black spine with red and white lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering price is uncut "£1.60 net" has chipping along the extremities and mild age-toning throughout. Boards have 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 along the edges. Signed flat by Doris Lessing on the title page. Shelved Room C. 1391299. Special Collections. Jonathan Cape hardcover
19711394748London UK: Jonathan Cape 1971. First U.K. Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 250 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Black spine with yellow and orange lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering price uncut "£1.60" has tears along the head edges and minor rubbing wear and chipping along the spine head. Boards are slightly cocked and have mild shelving wear. Textblock has age toning along the edges. Shelved in Room C. 1394748. Special Collections. Jonathan Cape hardcover
1983Rear-Copies-Lessing-1Knopf New York 1983 New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1983. First American edition. First printing. Hardcover. Full black cloth with gilt spine lettering. Very Fine in a very fine dust jacket. Jacket has a couple tiny chips. Publisher's original price intact on jacket flap $12.95. Comes with archival-quality mylar dust jacket protector. A tight clean copy extraordinary condition. Octavo 179 pages. The fifth and final novel in Lessing's ambitious "Canopus in Argos: Archives" series a cycle of science fiction novels that examine human development colonialism and interstellar politics through the lens of galactic empires and spiritual evolution. The five novels in the series are: "Shikasta" 1979 "The Marriages Between Zones Three Four and Five" 1980 "The Sirian Experiments" 1981 "The Making of the Representative for Planet 8" 1982 and "The Sentimental Agents in the Volyen Empire" 1983. Though controversial upon release for departing from her realist roots the series has been reappraised as a bold political and metaphysical experiment. Lessing was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2007 and also received the Somerset Maugham Award the French Prix Médicis étranger and the David Cohen Prize for Literature over the course of her career. Fiction Lessing. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. Knopf, New York hardcover
46290Scorpion Press 1959 Middlesex UK. First Edition. Soft Cover. 23 p.; 19.5 cm. No. 269 of 500 copies. Tan paper stamped in red; small stains on upper corners; VG. stock#46290. Scorpion Press, 1959 [Middlesex, UK] paperback
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
19691394859New York NY: Alfred A. Knopf 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo 613 3 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good minus condition dust jacket. Blue spine with white lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering price is uncut "$7.50" has mild shelving wear small tears along the joint corners stains along the extremities bending wear along the front flap and mild age-toning throughout. Boards have mild bending wear along the fore corners mild wear along the extremities and mild bending wear along the spine head and tail edges. Textblock has mild age-toning along the end-pages and pastedowns mild wear along the edges light foxing along the edges and mild age-toning along the edges. Signed flat by Doris Lessing on the title page. Shelved Room C. 1394859. Special Collections. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
19851391300New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1985. First American Edition. Hardcover. Octavo 375 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine grey with black lettering. Dust jacket protected with mylar covering. Price uncut: "$16.95". Jacket with light age toning and very light marking. Very light shelf wear to head and tail of jacket spine and to jacket edges and corners. Light bumping to head and tail of book spine and to edges and corners of boards. A few small marks scattered across binding. Signed flat by Lessing on title page. Shelved in Room C. 1391300. Special Collections. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
198560816<p>NY: Knopf 1985. First US edition first prnt. <em>Signed</em> 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. Hardcovers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Lessing's ninth novel.</p> Knopf hardcover
2003130187London: Flamingo 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. 311 p. 22 cm. Black cloth in mylar-covered pictorial dustjacket. Some soiling to lower parts of jacket panels. Signed by author on half title. <br/><br/>Three short stories and a novella by the Nobel Prize winning author. Flamingo hardcover
200314337London: 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
20041090910<p>NY: HarperCollins 2004. First US edition first prnt. <em>Signed</em> 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.</p> HarperCollins hardcover
19741404785London: The Octagon Press 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo 182 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine white with rainbow and green illustrations and black lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering price uncut: "£2.95." Creasing and scratching to dust jacket. Mild shelf wear to boards. Light soiling to endpapers. Signed flat by Lessing on title page. Shelved in Case 7. 1404785. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Octagon Press hardcover
198180924Alfred A. Knopf 1981. hardback. very good condition in a very good dust jacket signed by the author on the half title page Alfred A. Knopf hardcover