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1985001627London: Jonathan Cape 1985. SIGNED uncorrected proof in red wraps. Very good one spot of edgewear at bottom of spine slight imperfections to two letters in title on front cover see scans; cover is red including the scan of back and spine which looks orange but that is a trick of light; it's red!. Alice the central character is a social activist squatter demonstrator yet looking for domesticity in the midst of disturbing unrest. 370 pages. Verified signature: signed by author in the presence of the bookseller. Signed by Author. 1st Edition - uncorrected proofs. Soft Cover. Jonathan Cape paperback
198514751KNOPF. NY 1985. Fine. 1985. First Edition. First American Edition. UNCORRECTED PROOF. Close to fine in plain light blue printed wrappers. Spine slightly discolored. Trace of barely discernable creasing at base of rear cover Nobel Prize laureate. . KNOPF. NY 1985 unknown
198527635New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. A fine copy in 1/4 red cloth over gray paper covered boards silver titles to the spine in a near fine bright fresh dustwrapper. 8vo. 375 pp. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize winner of The W.H. Smith Literary Award and the Mondello Prize in Italy. Lessing's unique vision is brilliantly dramatized through her characters. 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
198514249London: Jonathan Cape. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1985. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0224023233 . A most beautiful Limited Numbered first edition/first printing in Fine condition with very little evidence of wear in original glassine dust-jacket in alike condition; SIGNED by author and Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing. Cloth spine is embossed with gold lettering. Boards are covered in handsome decorative paper; The tale of a group of small-time British radicals who get mixed up in terrorist activities far beyond their level of competence. Alice Mellings is the "good'' terrorist a well-intentioned squatter and group caretaker assuming the role of housemaker she abhors in her own mother. A novel about home family and revolt on several levels; 12mo ; Signed by Author . Jonathan Cape hardcover
19500092970 First edition/First printing published by Michael Joseph London 1950. VG clean and tight condition. No marks or inscriptions. Sunning to edges and spine of cloth covers. Dustjacket not price clipped. small chip to top edge near spine and small nick to bottom edge. Protected in archive cover. Michael Joseph hardcover
195072500London: Michael Joseph 1950. 8vo. First edition. 256 pp. Brown cloth with yellow lettering to the spine in a dustjacket. Cloth at the spine and edges faded. Jacket marked and torn with loss at the spine and is in a protective plastic wrapper. Light spotting to the endpapers but otherwise clean internally. This is Nobel Prize winner-Doris Lessing's first novel which tells the story of a failed farmer and his wife in Rhodesia explores racism and white supremacist ideology in South Africa during Aparteid. . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1950. Michael Joseph 1950 hardcover
195085431London: 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
195033954London: 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. <br /> An important book.<br /> Lessing was awarded the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 87. Michael Joseph hardcover
1950018441New York: Thomas Y. Crowell 1950. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. 245pp. Solid First Edition of the celebrated author's first book. Bound in yellow cloth with lettering in green on the spine. Square tight and clean throughout with just a touch of page toning. Very mild wear to extremities. Cloth a bit soiled. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket $3.00 has a couple of tiny chips and closed edge-tears. Some rubbing to folds. Some soiling. Not perfect but still bright complete and presents very well. An attractive collectable copy at a great price. Thomas Y. Crowell unknown
19500105340 First edition/First printing published by Michael Joseph London 1950. VG clean and tight condition. No marks or inscriptions. Sunning to edges and spine of cloth covers. Dustjacket not price clipped. small chip to top edge near spine and small nick to bottom edge. Protected in archive cover. Michael Joseph hardcover
1950LESSINGD009804Michael 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
1975Q-0690007477Ty Crowell Co 1975-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Ty Crowell Co hardcover
1950517155New 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
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
1950c357jMichael 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
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
195018071New 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
195025764<p>New 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.</p> Thomas Y. Crowell, hardcover
1950008590New 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. <br/><br/> Thomas Y. Crowell hardcover
1953e291Joseph 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
1950937rMichael 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
1950938rMichael 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
19701391284New York NY: Thomas Y. Crowell 1970. Later Edition. Hardcover. Octavo 311 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. Blue spine with white and yellow spine. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering price is uncut "$6.95" has mild shelving wear stains throughout and mild age-toning throughout. Boards have moderate age-toning along the head and tail edges mild bending wear along the spine head and tail edges and stains along the spine. Textblock has mild wear along the edges and moderate age-toning along the edges. Signed flat by Doris Lessing on the title page. Shelved Room C. Date is presumed due to presence of ISBN originally published in 1957. 1391284. Special Collections. Thomas Y. Crowell hardcover
1957005486London: MacGibbon & Kee. Rear panel of dustwrapper a little age toned . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1957. MacGibbon & Kee hardcover
