Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition. PHOTO AND VIDEO OF PAGES TAKEN TO SHOW CONDITION PRIOR TO SHIPPING; SIGNEDPHOTOS EMAILED FOR MORE SPECIFICS WHEN REQUESTED; Book; Signed by Author. Signed by Author(s). Book.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Preprint edition / advanced reading copy, preceding the first edition. Signed by author Doris Lessing on a bookplate adhered to half title page. Black quarter-cloth over black papered boards with gold titling, very good with only minor shelf-wear. Spine square. Binding sound. No jacket, as issued; in papered slipcase with the first's DJ art. Slipcase very good with light general shelf-wear, a few tiny bumps to edges. Pages bright, text unmarked. Signed.
Seller: The BOOKtique, Lake Oswego, OR, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Signed by the author on the flyleaf. Complete number line. Jacket is VG+, with some scuffing and edge wear. Hardcover shows mild shelf wear. Unmarked interior. Signed by Author(s).
Language: English
Published by HarperCollinsPublishers, 1995
ISBN 10: 0060993421 ISBN 13: 9780060993429
Seller: Big Star Books, Santa Fe, NM, U.S.A.
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paperback. Condition: Very Good. Signed by Doris Lessing on bookplate. Hardcover, no jacket, in slipcase. Pages have a very slight warp to them, but are clean and unmarked. Strong binding. Slipcase has some shelfwear. Reliable customer service. Photos available. We ship daily. Expedited shipping available! (Heavy books & sets may require extra shipping charges.). Signed.
Language: Spanish
Published by Círculo de Lectores, Barcelona, 1989
Seller: Llibrenet, Sant Feliu del Raco, B, Spain
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Encuadernación de tapa dura. Condition: Bien. Dust Jacket Condition: Bien. Novela (illustrator). 1ª Edición. Traducción de Ángela Pérez El servicio contrareembolso tiene un coste adicional de 3 euros. Sello del anterior propietario.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. First printing flat-signed by the author on the title page. Minor shelf wear to binding with a long vertical discoloration on rear board. Light toning to text block. Text is unmarked. Dj lightly worn, toned, with small water stain on tail of spine & "Autographed" label on front panel, in a mylar cover. Signed by Author.
Language: English
Published by Alfred a Knopf Inc, Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A., 1973
ISBN 10: 0394484282 ISBN 13: 9780394484280
Seller: Classic First Editions-- IOBA, Cardiff By The Sea, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition Signed
Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very good copy in a very good unclipped dustjacket. This copy is signed by Doris Lessing on the title page--signature only. The black decorated cloth boards show light toning and there is a previous owner's name stamp on the front pastedown behind the flap. Dustjacket is not price clipped and shows only slight sun fading and a tiny bit of edgewear--but not much to speak of. Lessing's story of one woman's coming to grips with aging and a changing life she is not sure how to handle. Signed by Author(s).
Language: English
Published by Harper Collins, 1994", 1994
ISBN 10: 000255545X ISBN 13: 9780002555456
Seller: BooksByLisa, Highland Park, IL, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. PHOTO AND VIDEO OF PAGES TAKEN TO SHOW CONDITION PRIOR TO SHIPPING; PHOTOS EMAILED FOR MORE SPECIFICS WHEN REQUESTED; Book; Signed by Author. Signed by Author(s). Book.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. In a near fine slipcase. Author signed bookplate. Signed by Author(s).
Language: English
Published by Alfred a Knopf Inc, New York, 1985
ISBN 10: 0394543394 ISBN 13: 9780394543390
Seller: Classic First Editions-- IOBA, Cardiff By The Sea, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A fine copy in a near fine unclipped dustjacket--this copy is signed by Lessing on the title page--signature only. A superb fine copy--clean and tight with no evidence of previous ownership. The dustjacket is now protected in an acrylic acetate covering and is unclipped with just a bit of shallow edgewear to one tip and a bit of light rubbing to the rear panel only--or would also be fine--a very collectible copy. Signed by Author(s).
Language: English
Seller: Crawford Doyle Booksellers, Member ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. New York: Knopf, 1988. First Edition. A fine copy in quarter-backed black cloth and brown boards with gilt spine lettering in a fine, pictorial dustwrapper with a light crease on the rear flap. Lessing here describes the life of a happy family with four happy children. Then, Harriet, the mother, gives birth to a baby who seems less than human. THe author demonstrates the beginning of the misery and suffering that this child brings to the whole family in this contemporary gothic horror story. Well-received by Lessing's wide readership. She has signed this copy on the title page. Signed by Author(s).
Language: English
Seller: Crawford Doyle Booksellers, Member ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. London: Flamingo, 2003. First Edition. A fine copy in black boards with slight tanning of the text, as usual, with a fine, photographic dustwrapper. Both book and jacket are pristine. The book combines four short novels. The Grandmothers tells of two middle-aged friends who fall in love with each other's sons.Amother tells the story of a mixed-race child and her struggle with heritage. It. A reason for it has the leader of a declining culture explaining their loss of glory. A Love Child relates the story of an ex-soldier haunted by a conviction he left a love child behind during the Second World War. A beautiful series of novellas from this great writer, winner of the Nobel Prize. She has signed this copy on the title, free of any inscriptions. Signed by Author(s).
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Thus. Signed by the author on the half-title page. A Near Fine copy of the First U.S. Edition (stated, with complete number line) with a touch of wear and a very small green ink stain on bottom edge; dust jacket Very Good+ with light wear and a bit of scuffing. 442pp. // 'A rich and penetrating portrait of Lessing's homeland, African Laughter recounts the visits she made to Zimbabwe in 1982, 1988, 1989, and 1992, afte r being exiled from the old Southern Rhodesia for 25 years for her opposition to the minority white government. In an original work, Lessing uses memory and reminiscence with recent experience to depict a country in the process of change.' -- publisher.
Seller: Classic First Editions-- IOBA, Cardiff By The Sea, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A superb and fine copy in a very good unclipped dustjacket. This copy is signed by the author on the title page- signature only without any inscriptions. Tight and clean. The dustjacket is protected in a new acrylic acetate covering and has moderate rubbing to the panels. A very nice copy of an earlier work by the author of "The Good Terrorist". First printing. Signed by Author(s).
Seller: Vic Herman Bookseller c/o Horizon Books, Traverse City, MI, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Plain, black binding over black paper boards. Title and author in gold. Special advanced copy issued in decorative slipcase. Author's signature on bookplate pasted to title page. Book is unread, but top of spine slightly bumped probably from being put into case. Case is bright and unmarked except for slight rubbing at corners. Size: 6.5" x 9.5" Tall. Signed by Author(s). Book.
Language: English
Published by Harper Collins Publishers, 1995
ISBN 10: 0060176873 ISBN 13: 9780060176877
Seller: Crooked House Books & Paper, CBA, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Black paper backed in black cloth with gilt titles, 8vo, 352 pages, signed plate adhered to half title page, in slipcase; no noted flaws; slipcase shows light wear to corners. Signed by Author(s).
Seller: MostlySignedBooks, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First American edition. Very good in near fine dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on the title page (signature only). 1st AMERICAN edition, 1st printing, complete numberline. Dust jacket has faint edgewear. Book has pale foxing to the top of the pageblock and some shelfwear to the bottoms of the boards. By the late Nobel Prize-, David Cohen Prize-, Somerset Maugham Award-, Prix Médicis étranger-, Shakespeare Prize-, WH Smith Literary Award-, Palermo Prize-, Premio Internazionale Mondello-, Grinzane Cavour Prize-, James Tait Black Memorial Prize-, Los Angeles Times Book Prize-, Catalonia International Prize-, Premio Príncipe de Asturias-, and S.T. Dupont Golden PEN Award-winning author of The Canopus in Argos: Archives series and the Children of Violence novels. Signed American editions are rare. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box. Signed by Author(s).
Language: English
Published by Harpercollins: Scranton PA USA, 2003
ISBN 10: 0060530103 ISBN 13: 9780060530105
Seller: Fine Old Books Coastside, Half Mooon Bay, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. SIGNED in black ink on title page by author DORIS LESSING, winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize for Literature. First American edition, first printing. Condition: New, fine/fine/fine. White hardboards with green cloth spine; silver printing; spine pushed in at bottom, corners sharp and square. Text block clean, tight, square, unmarked, unread. Unclipped pictorial dust jacket, original $23.95 price on flap; flawless. Protected in clear archival Brodart wrapper. Packaged with care and shipped in a box to arrive in best condition. Complete satisfaction guarantee; no sale is final until you are satisfied. Signed by Author(s).
Published by HarperCollins, New York, 1995
Seller: A Parcel of Books, Exton, PA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Advance Reading Copy. Octavo Black cloth binding over black paper covered boards. Gilt lettering on spine and front. In color illustrated die-cut slipcase with pre-publication information printed on back board. SIGNED on publisher's bookplate attached to special tipped-in page. Doris May Lessing (1919-2013) was a prolific British author who published novels, short stories, memoir/autobiographies, drama, poetry, essays, and non-fiction. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2007 at the age of 88, the oldest person in this category to have ever been recognized by the Swedish Academy. CONDITION: Book is in Near Fine condition Slipcase is Very Good with visible wear on entry side of case and light bumps at opposing corners 352 pp 3.
Language: English
Published by HarperCollins Publishers, New York, 1996
ISBN 10: 0060176873 ISBN 13: 9780060176877
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. First U.S. edition. Octavo, 352 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine is blue with gold and black print. Dust jacket in mylar. Price unclipped: "$24.00". Boards quarter bound with blue cloth to spine and blue paper to boards. Signed in ink by the author on the title page. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column S. 1400977. FP New Rockville Stock.
Language: English
Published by HarperCollins Publishers, New York, 2003
ISBN 10: 0060530103 ISBN 13: 9780060530105
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. First U.S. edition. Octavo, 311 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine is white, illustrated, black print. Dust jacket in mylar. Price unclipped: "$23.95". Boards quarter bound with green paper to spine and white paper to boards. Signed in ink by the author on the title page. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column S. 1400813. FP New Rockville Stock.
Language: English
Published by Harpercollins - Harper Collins, 1992
ISBN 10: 0060168536 ISBN 13: 9780060168537
Seller: Hunter Books, Burnham, BUCKS, United Kingdom
First Edition Signed
US$ 41.50
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. US hardback first impression. Fine, SIGNED by Lessing in 1996 with inscription to a friend at half-title, in fine unclipped jacket. Signed by Author.
Language: English
Published by HarperCollinsPublishers January 1995, 1995
ISBN 10: 0060993421 ISBN 13: 9780060993429
Seller: Copperfield's Used and Rare Books, Petaluma, CA, U.S.A.
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Used - Like New. First issue Advance reading copy in die-cut slipcase with signed bookplate affixed to the half-title.
Language: English
Published by Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Harpercollins, 2000
ISBN 10: 0060196289 ISBN 13: 9780060196288
Seller: Best Books And Antiques, Chandler, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Signed first edition. In near new state. Clean and crisp. Inside page has a seal from the previous owner. Consignor RW Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng. Signed by Author.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Signed (without inscription) by the author on half-title page. First printing of first US edition. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Remainder mark to bottom page edges. Book is otherwise Near Fine to Fine, with no notable flaws. Jacket a bit crimped at upper rear corner and the front flap has some creases. No chips or tears. Publisher's $16.95 price is present on front flap. 375 pages. Signed by Author(s).
Seller: johnson rare books & archives, ABAA, Covina, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Signed by Doris Lessing on the title page. Four novellas by the recipient of the 2007 Nobel Prize for Literature. The title story served as the basis for the 2013 Australian-French film Adoration. Octavo. Original black cloth binding, with silver-stamped titling. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.
Seller: johnson rare books & archives, ABAA, Covina, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Signed and dated in the year of publication by Doris Lessing on the title page. An introspective novel exploring sexuality and love in older women. Lessing (1919-2013) was awarded the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature. Octavo. Original black cloth binding, with gilt titles. Typical mild toning to the contents; else fine in a fine dust jacket.
Seller: Clausen Books, RMABA, Colorado Springs, CO, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Cloth Spine. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good (in mylar). First American Edition. Author's black ink signature and inscription on ffep. First American Edition; Textblock is clean and tight. Moisture stain on bottom edge of front cover and lightly bumped corners. Unclipped dust jacket with couple small tears to corners of spined and very slightly creased corners, mylar sleeved. 375pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed & Inscribed By Author. Hardcover.
Seller: Zed Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First printing. 8vo. 419 pp. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. Top corners slightly bumped, some wear to boards, faint spot to front board. Subtle wrinkling to jacket extremities. Title page signed by Doris Lessing. Signed by Author(s).
Language: English
Published by Vintage Books: Random House, New York, New York, 1987
ISBN 10: 0394755049 ISBN 13: 9780394755045
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Softcover. First Paperback Edition, First Printing. 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.