Written by Doris Lessing under the pseudo name Jane Somers. Only 3000 copies sold
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Seller: -OnTimeBooks-, Phoenix, AZ, U.S.A.
Condition: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail. Seller Inventory # OTV.0394529707.G
Seller: The Oregon Room - Well described books!, Phoenix, OR, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1983 Stated 1st American edition, VG/VG-minus DJ in Mylar, dustjacket has 2 inch closed tear at rear hinge, moderate rubbing at edges & elsewhere, light wear at spine ends, remainder mark on top & bottom edges of textblock, clean unmarked text, by Dorris Lessing. Seller Inventory # c00651
Seller: Webster's Bookstore Cafe, Inc., State College, PA, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. First Edition. Light shelf wear to DJ. Else clean and tight. Stated first US edition. Seller Inventory # mon0000153789
Seller: George Strange's Bookmart, Brandon, MB, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Somers, Jane THE DIARY OF A GOOD NEIGHBOUR New York, New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1983. As New / As New 253 pp. 8vo. Black publisher's cloth with gilt title on the spine. In the original unclipped dust jacket. Text is clean and clear. The pages are clean and square with the exception of a few notations. This piece is in wonderful condition. Seller Inventory # 17886
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Hunter Books, Burnham, BUCKS, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. US hardback first edition, SIGNED at title page as Doris Lessing and Jane Somers with no further inscriptions. VG in Good jacket with some rubbing and spine fade. Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # ABE-1511205331446
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Eureka Books, Eureka, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 253 pages. A novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author, published under a pseudonym as a stunt, to show the treatment of books by unknown authors. ''I wanted to highlight that whole dreadful process in book publishing that 'nothing succeeds like success,' '' she said in a recent telephone conversation from London. ''If the books had come out in my name, they would have sold a lot of copies and reviewers would have said, 'Oh, Doris Lessing, how wonderful.' As it is, there were almost no reviews, and the books sold about 1,500 copies here and scarcely 3,000 copies each in the United States.''--Lessing, in the New York Times, September 23, 1984. Lessing's long-time British publisher declined to publish either of the two 'Jane Somers' novels before they knew the author was Lessing. First American edition (first printing). Near fine in a dust jacket with minor scuffing to covers and light fading to spine, thus near fine. Signed by the author as Doris Lessing on the title page. Signed By Author. Seller Inventory # 203396
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Seller Inventory # Q-0394529707