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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
1985SKU1035246Knopf 1985-01-01. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. 0394543394 First American Edition. Dust jacket and book are clean has a very good binding no marks or notations. Knopf hardcover books
198553610London: Jonathan Cape / London Limited Editions 1985. First Edition. Limited Issue one of 250 numbered copies specially bound and signed by the author this being copy no.190. Octavo 20.5cm; marbled paper-covered boards and hunter green cloth backstrip with titles stamped in gilt on spine; publisher's original glassine overlay; iv45-3702pp. Fine in a Fine glassine. Handsome edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's ninth novel which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1985. Jonathan Cape / London Limited Editions unknown books
1985247433New York: Knopf 1985. First. hardcover. fine/fine. 8vo cloth backed boards d.w. New York: Knopf 1985. First Edition.<br/><br/> Autographed by Lessing.<br/><br/> Knopf unknown books
19859014691New York: Knopf 1985. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The dust jacket has minor wear to the head of the spine. <br/><br/> Knopf hardcover 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
1985318463New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1985. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Remainder mark on top text block edge.; 375 pages. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
1985116643New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1985. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. First American Edition stated. ; 8.40 X 5.60 X 1.50 inches; 375 pages. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
198586243New York: Knopf 1985. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. ; 8.40 X 5.60 X 1.50 inches; 375 pages. Knopf hardcover
198515227New York: Knopf 1985. Original Uncorrected Proof Copy. 8vo publisher's original sky blue wraps. 333 pp. A very well preserved copy. Knopf paperback