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1951ARC91341Michael Joseph London 1951. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition first printing of the author's second book a collection of eight stories. 8vo. 256pp. Brown cloth lettered in gold at the spine. A small bump to the base of the spine and a very light scattering of spotting to top- and fore edge. Endpapers lightly spotted and with just an occasional pinprick of further spotting to leaf margins. A very bright copy in dust wrapper non-price-clipped but tanned at spine panel with a single short closed tear a tiny area of staining and two or three tiny slivers of loss to spine ends. Tiny dealer inkstamp to the base of the front pastedown with just a hint of offsetting to the adjacent free endpaper. Michael Joseph, London Hardcover
195131034London: Michael Joseph 1951. First Edition. 8vo publisher's original sepia coloured cloth the spine lettered in gilt in the pictorially decorated dustjacket. 256 pp. A handsome and very well preserved copy the cloth very well preserved the dustjacket complete some mellowing at the spine panel and small chips to the head and tail of the jacket. THE AUTHOR'S SECOND BOOK. A FIRST EDITION OF THIS COLLECTION OF LONG AND SHORT STORIES. All have the common theme of a South African setting. Evocative of Lessing's homeland this book like her first book published the previous year already reprinted seven times when this new work was released proved as successful. Doris Lessing's success as a writer was built on these two first books. She maintained her dominant station in 20th century literature for many years to com. Michael Joseph hardcover
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
1951164596London: Michael Joseph 1951. Her first short story collection First edition of Lessing's first book of short stories inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper: "Yours very sincerely Doris Lessing 6th March 1966". A collection of stories set in Africa this is Lessing's second book following her debut novel The Grass is Singing 1950. Octavo. Original brown cloth spine lettered in gilt. With dust jacket. Neat ownership signature to front free endpaper. Spine slightly cocked and faded lightly chipped at head and foot; jacket slightly rubbed spine chipped and toned a few tiny nicks to extremities unclipped: a very good copy in very good jacket. hardcover
1951LESSINGD003034Michael Joseph London. 1951. First edition. Octavo. 256 pages. Her second book and first collection of stories.Edges slightly spotted. Near fine in very good indeed slightly nicked dustwrapper with a short closed tear in the spine and with the red lettering a bit faded on the spine. Michael Joseph, London. unknown
19519579Michael Joseph 1951. Hardcover. Very Good. A first edition first printing published by Michael Joseph in 1951. A very good book without inscriptions. Some spotting to the page edges and a little to the prelims. In a very good unclipped wrapper with some nicks to the edges and a little light loss to the spine tips. The spine is a little browned. Author's scarce second novel. Michael Joseph hardcover
195119dzMichael Joseph 1951. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The jacket is a bit sunned marked and edge worn. One signature. Tightly bound. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Michael Joseph hardcover
200014338London: Flamingo. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 000225705X . A beautiful unread first edition/first printing in Fine condition with slightly yellowed page edges in Fine dustjacket this copy is SIGNED by author and Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing on the title page; This new collection of fourteen African stories paints a powerful picture of the South Africa Doris Lessing grew up in. In story after story she portrays the helpless collisions and alienations of the races and also the majestic beauty and timeless landscape of her homeland; Vol. 1; 8vo ; Signed by Author . Flamingo hardcover
1951HALL501911Hardback. 1951. 256pp Michael Joseph Ltd. London 1951. 1st edition. Covers sl. marked in sl. worn & repaired DW not price-clipped. . hardcover
19514042London: Michael Joseph. Very Good- in Good dust jacket. 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. No signatures. 1/4" faded at head of cloth spine. Minor spotting to page edges. A few spots of foxing to endpapers and to dust wrapper. Red title lettering on dust wrapper spine faded. Dust wrapper is not price-clipped. 1" tear and 1/2" chips at head of dust wrapper spine. 3/8" chips at top corners of dust wrapper. 1/4" tear in front panel of dust wrapper. Minor browning to dust wrapper. Dust wrapper protected in archival mylar cover. ; First printing. Brown boards with gilt titles on spine. Publisher's review copy slip loosely included - "The book will be published at 9/6 net on 2nd April 1951." Short stories. The author's second book. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 256 . Michael Joseph hardcover
19516862London: Michael Joseph. Very Good- in Good dust jacket. 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Owner's signature. Some spotting to page edges. Fading to dust wrapper spine. 5/8" tear at head of dust wrapper spine. 1/2" tear at head of rear joint of dust wrapper spine. 3/4" tear at tail of dust wrapper spine. 1/2" x 1/2" tear at head of rear panel of dust wrapper. Rubbing to ends of dust wrapper spine. Dust wrapper is not price-clipped. Dust wrapper protected in archival mylar cover. ; 256 pages. First printing. Brown boards with gilt titles on spine. Page Dimensions: 185mm x 122mm. Short stories. The author's second book. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 256 . Michael Joseph 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
1965332636Austria: Herder Freiburg 1965. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good slipcase. Open tearing on slipcase corner and wraparound dust jacket.; Folio 13" - 23" tall. Herder Freiburg hardcover
198537556Basle: Herder Freiburg 1985 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Thus. Photographs by Lessing commentaries by C. Kerenyi Michael Gall & Hellmut Sichtermann. Also including selections from T.E. Shaw's translation of the Odyssey and from "IthakaPeloponnes und Troja" by Heinrich Schliemann. First English-language edition. 261 14 pages. maps on end papers Original publisher's band is present but slightly damaged. now protected together with the DJ in a transparent sleeve.Exceptionally large heavy volume 2.3kg; 30x27x4cm. Herder Freiburg hardcover
1965CL-1Germany: Herder Freiburg 1965. Classic text depicts the man and symbol Ulysses and his ten year voyage around the Mediteranean and back home to his native Ithaca. Author uses a pictorial technique called "evokation" using both landscapes and works of art to tell an informed and coherent story of the past. Includes commentaries by Professor C.Kerenyi Michel Gall and Helmut Sichtermann. 261 pgs. Lavishly Illustrated Pictorial and Literary Index following text. Gold paper title band around lower outside dustjacket with a very small closed tear on the upper edge near spine. Dustjacket in mylar. Boxed. Heavy Oversized Item. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Herder Freiburg Hardcover
1965413451965. 1965 Lessing Erich THE VOYAGES OF ULYSSES With commentaries by Professor C Kerenyi et al Vienna: Herder Freiburg c1965 261pp plates illus color b/w sm folio Fine bright copy in d/w with wrap-around label in slipcase. 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
1973FLAHIVE-2083Alfred A. Knopf New York 1973 Third printing thus. A fine copy in a fine jacket. A clean copy with price $6.95 intact on front flap. Comes with archival-quality jacket protector. Note: Jacket has a faint smudge on front cover and very light fading on the spine as pictured of an otherwise beautiful copy. Fiction-L. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Alfred A. Knopf, New York hardcover
19749780553083606-2025Bantam Books 1974. Hardcover. New/New. <p><strong>Author:</strong> Doris Lessing</p><p><strong>Publisher:</strong> Bantam Books</p><p><strong>Binding:</strong> Hardcover</p><p><strong>ISBN:</strong> 9780553083606</p><p><strong>Release Date:</strong> 1974</p><p><strong>Number Of Pages:</strong> 250</p><p><strong>Details:</strong> Paperback</p> Bantam Books hardcover
