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198181897London: Jonathan Cape 1981. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. No external library markings; library marking on verso of title page; faint evidence of label on front free endpaper; tail of spine gently bumped; dust wrapper lightly edge-rubbed; 288p. Signed by author on title page. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall <br/> <br/> Jonathan Cape hardcover
198119744London: Jonathan Cape. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1981. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0224018914 . First edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust-wrapper with publisher's price-sticker of £6.95. Signed and inscribed by Lessing in April 1981 to Ingmar Bjorksten - a Swedish writer who has been connected to the Nobel Prize committee - 26 years before Lessing received the award. An attractive and scarce association copy; In her Canopus in Argos series Nobel laureate Lessing creates a "space" fiction universe to metaphorically explore spiritual cultural and social issues. Volume III returns to the planet Shikasta of Vol. I this time telling the story of human history and evolution from the Sirian perspective a more bureaucratic and less advanced civilization. Booker Prize shortlisted in 1981; Canopus in Argos: Archives; Vol. 3; 8vo ; xii 288 4 pages; Note: Last two leaves blank ; Signed by Author . Jonathan Cape hardcover
197219506London: Jonathan Cape Ltd 1972. First Edition First Printing. British. Very Good/Good. <br /> <br /> Signed with an inscription by Doris Lessing with the date of 18 February 1988 on the title page.<br /> <br /> Dark purple boards with gilt spine titles; 8 inches tall; 11-318 pages. The bindings are tight and square. Text is clean; light even age-toning. Minimal shelf handling wear. Discard stamp from Library of Congress. The dust jacket with the price of 1.95 pounds has edge and corner wear.<br /> <br /> Uncommon to find signed. A collection of short stories that explores a wide range of themes from social and political issues to deeply personal and psychological insights. <br /> <br /> While each story stands on its own they collectively offer a rich exploration of human nature relationships and the societal constructs that shape individual lives.<br /> <br /> This book fits within Lessing's larger body of work contributing to her reputation as one of the most insightful and challenging writers of the 20th century. Adapted from Reviews<br /> <br /> Themes: Challenging Societal Norms; Gender Roles and Freedom; Power Dynamics; Individual Happiness vs. Social Expectations; Satire and Irony. Jonathan Cape Ltd unknown
19731901200818London: Cape 1973. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. An attractive copy of this novel from the British Nobel-laureate. Text-block toned a little trivial edgewear to top-edge of the dustjacket but Fine/Fine. Provenance: the autograph is from an unused signing sheet for the Ultramarine Press circa 1992. <br/> <br/> Cape hardcover
19731391301London UK: Jonathan Cape 1973. First UK Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Small Octavo 241 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. Red spine with gilt and white lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mlyar covering price is uncut "£1.95 net" has has mild shelving wear and mild age-toning throughout. Boards have mild age-toning along the head and tail edges denting along the front fore edge and mild bending wear along the spine head and tail edges. Textblock has stains on the end-pages 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. 1391301. Special Collections. Jonathan Cape hardcover
19731400812New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1973. First American edition. Hardcover. Octavo 273 pages. In Good minus condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine is black with yellow and orange print. Dust jacket in mylar. Price unclipped: “$6.95â€. Boards in black cloth; slight wear to spine caps and corners lightly cocked spine with mild buckle to spine. Text block has red tinted top edge; name in ink on front flyleaf erasure on front pastedown small stain to rear flyleaf. Signed in ink by the author on the title page. <br /> <br /> NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column S. 1400812. FP New Rockville Stock. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
197319043<p>New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1973. <em><strong>Signed by the author on the title page</strong></em>. First edition / First printing. paper-covered boards. Fine in fine dust jacket. Faint line pencil mark to the painted top edge of the text near the spine. <em><strong>Doris Lessing was the 2007 Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.</strong></em></p> Alfred A. Knopf, hardcover
1973Q-0394484282Alfred A. Knopf 1973-04-12. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
1983Q-0394710959Vintage 1983-03-12. Mass Market Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Vintage paperback
197311710<p>NY: Knopf 1973. First US edition first prnt. <em>Signed</em> 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 creases. Tight copy in Very Good condition in a Very Good dustjacket. Hardcovers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Lessing's fifth novel.</p> Knopf hardcover
197118076London: Jonathan Cape 1971. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. BOOK NEAR FINE/JACKET NEAR FINE. 8vo - over 7¾"" - 9¾"" tall. Signed by Author. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on a special decorative bookplate. AN EXTREMELY CLEAN ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT DUSTJACKET IN NEW GLOSSY BRODART. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. 1ST PRINTING. HANDSOME COPY. Jonathan Cape hardcover
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
19742iiiAc0006fToronto ON Canada New York and London: A Bantam Book/ Published by Arrangement with Alfred A. Knopf Inc. 1974. Book. Very Good. Mass Market Paperback. Bantam Edition Published October 1974. 12mo or 12° Duodecimo: 6¾" x 7¾" tall. 247 pp. Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear crisp pages and clean text. Light foxing on pages. Minimal damage on spine. A Bantam Book/ Published by Arrangement with Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Paperback
197131119<p>London: Jonathan Cape 1971. First edition first prnt. <em>Signed</em> by Lessing on the title page. Just-beginning page toning; dustjacket with very faint beginning toning on the flaps' topedges. Bright copy in Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Lessing's fifth novel. Hardcovers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.</p> Jonathan Cape hardcover
197320124London: Jonathon Cape 1973 1973. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. A fine copy in the publisher's brown cloth gilt titles to the spine in a lovely bright pc. dustwrapper with just a hint of edgewear. 8vo. 241 pp. London: Jonathon Cape, (1973) hardcover
19736833KNOPF. NY 1973. Very Good. 1973. First Edition. First American Edition. "First" state of UNCORRECTED PROOF. SIGNED by Doris Lessing on the title page. A very good copy in plain blue printed wrappers. Title inked on spine. Mild spine lean. trifle foxing at top edge. Remnants of a routing label on cover Nobel Prize laureate. . KNOPF. NY 1973 unknown
1974mon0000161761Bantam 1974-01-01. Paperback. Good. 1.0000 in x 7.7992 in x 5.1181 in. Bantam paperback
197819926London: Cape 1978. Brown cloth covered hard boards with gilt lettering to spine. In the original dust jacket unclipped £5.50 net. Inscribed "Thank you Doris 5.10.78". From the library of Tom Maschler though without his bookplate who was for many years Lessing's publisher at Jonathan Cape. Book is in just about Fine condition. Dust wrapper is faded to spine as usually found otherwise clean and undamaged. Cape hardcover
19721401278New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1972. First American edition. Hardcover. Octavo 308 pages. In Good plus condition with a Good dust jacket. Spine is blue with white blue and green print. Dust jacket in mylar; slight edge wear peripheral toning. Price unclipped: “$6.95â€. "Review copy" slip inserted between mylar and rear panel. Boards in green cloth; slight wear to spine caps peripheral toning. Text block has green tinted top edge. Signed in ink by the author on the title page. <br /> <br /> NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column S. 1401278. FP New Rockville Stock. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
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
1972Q-0394482441Knopf; distributed by Random House 1972-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Knopf; [distributed by Random House] hardcover
19871399737New York New York: Vintage Books: Random House 1987. First Paperback Edition First Printing. Softcover. Small octavo 171 pages. In Very Good condition. Spine is blue with white lettering. Wraps have mild shelving wear along spine head and rear head joint. Textblock has light foxing along head edge. Signed flat on title page. Shelved Room C. 1399737. Special Collections. Vintage Books: Random House unknown
1987Q-0394755049Vintage 1987-11-12. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Vintage paperback
1951517146London: Michael Joseph 1951. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Small soil spot on spine endpapers and edges lightly foxed else a very good copy in very good dust jacket; jacket has light toning. Author's first collection of short stories. Michael Joseph hardcover
200033240London: Harper Collins 2000 2000. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition Signed by the author on the title-page. A fine copy in black cloth silver titles to the spine in a near fine pictorial dustwrapper. 8vo. 418 pp. With prefaces to the 1964 and 1973 editions included. London: Harper Collins, (2000) hardcover