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1983003039London United Kingdom: Granada Publishing Limited 1983. First Edition Thus 2nd Printing . Hardcover. As New/Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Martha Quest was first published in 1952 then in a double volume with 'A Proper Marriage 'in 1965. Published on its own by Granada in 1977. This is the 1983 reprinting. This title is the first novel of Lessing's five-novel sequence - The Children of Violence. It traces the life of Martha Quest. 335 pp. Grey boards have green author's box and gilt text on spine. Price clipped DJ has yellowing at top edge. Book is from the collection of Toronto author/poet and not infrequently host at Harbourfront literary events Greg Gatenby. His signature and the year of this book's acquisition are found ffep. " Greg - Doris L. October 1991." Bookseller's Inventory # 123039. <br/> <br/> Granada Publishing Limited 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
1952awgcMichael Joseph London 1952. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 320 pages complete. First edition of Lessing's third novel and the first in the 'The Children of Violence' sequence. In very good general condition. The dustjacket designed by Peter Rudland is enclosed in a clear cellophane protective cover. The dustjacket has some wear to the edges. It is intact and assured. The price is not snipped. The cover is tidy with light shelf wear to the edges. Inside the contents are fresh and very certain. The pages are clean clear neat - as if new throughout. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Michael Joseph, London hardcover
195216012London: Michael Joseph 1952. First edition of the author's first book in the Children of Violence series. Octavo original cloth. Signed by Doris Lessing on the title page. Name on the front pastedown near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with some chips and wear. Jacket design by Peter Rudland. Martha Quest the first book in the "Children of Violence" series follows a young girl coming of age in British colonial South Africa just before World War II. The following books chronicle her experience as she grows through marriage and then motherhood. In 2007 Doris Lessing won the Nobel Prize in Literature. At 87 she was the oldest winner of the prize at the time. "Oh Christ!" She told reporters outside her home as she was returning from the grocery store "I've won all the prizes in Europe every bloody one so I'm delighted to win them all. It's a royal flush. Michael Joseph hardcover
1952796London: Michael Joseph 1952-1969. First editions of the author's Children of Violence Series. Octavo 5 volumes. Original cloth. Each of the five volumes are signed by Doris Lessing. Near fine in very good to near fine dust jackets. Martha Quest the first book in the "Children of Violence" series follows a young girl coming of age in British colonial South Africa just before World War II. The following books chronicle her experience as she grows through marriage and then motherhood. In 2007 Doris Lessing won the Nobel Prize in Literature. At 87 she was the oldest winner of the prize at the time. "Oh Christ!" She told reporters outside her home as she was returning from the grocery store "I've won all the prizes in Europe every bloody one so I'm delighted to win them all. It's a royal flush. Michael Joseph hardcover
1982261176BBStuttgart, Klett-Cotta, 1982. 3. Aufl. 364 S. OLwd. m. OU. - Kinder der Gewalt, (Bd. 1). - Gutes Ex.
197418423London: Octagon Press 1974. 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 BEAUTIFUL DUSTJACKET IN NEW GLOSSY BRODART. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. 1ST PRINTING. HANDSOME COLLECTIBLE COPY. Octagon Press hardcover
19671391295New York NY: Simon and Schuster 1967. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 126 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. White spine with black and blue lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering price is uncut "$3.50" has mild shelving wear stains throughout and mild age-toning throughout. Boards have light bumping on the rear fore corners mild bending wear along the spine head and tail edges and stains throughout. Textblock has stains on the end-pages and pastedowns mild wear along the edges and moderate age-toning along the edges. Signed flat by Doris Lessing on the title page. Shelved Room C. 1391295. Special Collections. Simon and Schuster hardcover
1991Q-0394586719Knopf 1991-10-08. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Knopf hardcover
2000Q-158080036XBurford Books 2000-04-17. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Burford Books paperback
1991C000013750New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1991. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Revised Edition. c.1991. Hardcover. Maroon cloth. 8vo. 129pp. Illus. Fine in Fine dustjacket. Scarce! Signed by Doris Lessing. From the collection of Greg Gatenby with Gatenby's signature on flyleaf. Gatenby was the founding artistic director of the International Festival of Authors in Toronto a hugely successful annual event that helped "Time Magazine" declare that Gatenby had made Toronto one of the literary capitals of the world. He also directed the readings at Harbourfront in Toronto and is the author of "Literary Guide to Toronto. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
196720648London: Michael Joseph 1967 1967. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. A near fine copy in brown cloth gilt titles to the spine in a bright fresh pc. pictorial dustwrapper. 8vo. 121 pp. London: Michael Joseph, (1967) hardcover
1962451533London : Michael Joseph 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a good somewhat edge-torn with loss and dust-dulled dust-wrapper now mylar-sleeved. Provenance: Jack Clayton and Romulus Films. Remains well-preserved overall. Jack Clayton was a British film director and producer born in Brighton in 1921 who was famous for adapting popular books into acclaimed movies. He began his career in the film industry in 1935 and rose to prominence with his 1959 film Room at the Top which earned him and Academy Award nomination for Best Director. His notable works include The Innocents 1961 The Pumpkin Eater 1964 The Great Gatsby 1974 and Something Wicked This Way Comes 1983. Physical description; 80 p. ; 20 cm. Subjects; Lessing Doris 1919-2013 Play with a tiger. English drama 20th century. A play in three acts. London : Michael Joseph hardcover
19620077484London: Michael Joseph 1962. First UK edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 1962 First British Edition. 80 pp. Hardcover copper cloth. A Fine tight clean copy in a Very Good dust jacket that shows light edgewear; rubbing along the spine; rear panel with faint soiling. DJ now housed in a mylar wrap. Lessing's second book of plays. Michael Joseph hardcover
19620077481London: Michael Joseph 1962. First UK edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 1962 First British Edition. 80 pp. Hardcover copper cloth. A Fine tight clean copy in a Very Good dust jacket that shows light edgewear; rear panel soiled a touch. DJ now housed in a mylar wrap. Lessing's second book of plays. Michael Joseph hardcover
19871400559New York New York: Harper & Row 1987. First US Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Small octavo 78 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good condition dust jacket. Spine is black with white lettering. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering price uncut: "$14.95" on front flap has mild age-toning along head edges of flaps. Boards fully bound in publisher's brown cloth has mild shelving wear along spine head and tail mild bumping to tail fore corners and fraying to front tail fore corner. Textblock edges have mild foxing; endpapers have light foxing and age-toning along gutters. Signed flat on title page by Doris Lessing. Shelved Room C. 1400559. Special Collections. Harper & Row hardcover
198622215London: Jonathan Cape. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1986. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0224024663 . A charming first Impression of the first edition in just about Fine condition with very slightly yellowed pages edges as is common with this title in like lightly rubbed dust-wrapper. Dedicated to fellow author Greg Gatenby and SIGNED by author and Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing directly on the title page. From Gatenby's library with his signature on the fly leaf. An attractive association; Nobel Prize Winner Doris Lessing's attempt to explain "why human beings continue to make the same mistakes. This original and important work of Lessing underlines the necessity to retain an independent frame of mind to fight received opinion and to resist the general drift into apathy". from the dustjacket ; 8vo; 95 1 pages; Signed by Author . Jonathan Cape hardcover
197954730Jonathan Cape: London 1979. First edition & 1st printing. Hardcover. First volume in the five volume Canopus in Argos: Archives sequence of sf novels. Fine copy in a fine dustjacket. Jonathan Cape: London 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
1979299617knopf 1979 - 1981 five first editions hardcover. fine books fine jackets some spine bumping one store stamp inside one bookplates one review slip knopf hardcover
197934812CAPE JONATHAN 1979. 1.ND. softcover. Canopus im Argos: Archive CAPE, JONATHAN paperback
19563879London: Michael Joseph 1956. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition of this early novel from Lessing. Near fine in black buckram with white lettering on spine remaining bright. Near fine jacket shows some wear and very shallow chippinng/rubbing at spine ends and corners and light toning else fine. Original price of 15s in tact. Michael Joseph hardcover
1956320681London: Michael Joseph 1956. 1st edition. Nice copy. octavo. hardback with dust jacket 334pp. Nice copy in like price-clipped dust jacket Michael Joseph hardcover
1956HALL502800Hardback. 1956. Sl. browning to end-papers else book very good. Dust jacket sl. worn at head else very good. . hardcover
1997222193BBHbg., Hoffmann u. Campe, 1997. 1. Aufl. Mit Abb. a. Taf. 478 S. OPbd. m. OU. - Exlibris a. Vors., mit Bleistiftanstreichungen, sonst gutes Ex. 1
