On Not Winning the Nobel Prize
Lessing, Doris (Signed)
Published by first limited edition Oak Tree Fine Press, 2008
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The book incorporates the full text of the lecture presented to the Nobel Foundation following Doris Lessing's acceptance of the Nobel Prize fo Literature 2007. This is the quarter cloth bound edition of the book with front board decorarions by Abigail Rorer. One of only 150 numbered editions of the book, from a total of 175 printed. SIGNED BY DORIS LESSING. Attractive wood engraving of Lessing by Abigail Rorer at frontis. Green cloth covered slipcase. Fine/new. Seller Inventory # 6209
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Title: On Not Winning the Nobel Prize
Publisher: first limited edition Oak Tree Fine Press
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: As New
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition
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On Not Winning the Nobel Prize: The Nobel Lecture
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On Not Winning the Nobel Prize: The Nobel Lecture
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 26 pages, 8vo. Includes dust-jacket. Stapled spine, soft wraps. 500 copies printed and bound in England by Smith Settle, West Yorkshire for private circulation. This lecture was delivered by Nicholas Pearson on behalf of Doris Lessing at the Swedish Academy, Stockholm on 7 December 2007. Shelfwear: light scuffing along edges and covers, a few light smudges on covers. Tightly bound, no marks. Volume is in Very Good condition. Seller Inventory # 59305
On Not Winning the Nobel Prize: the Nobel Lecture
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Pamphlet. Condition: New. First printing. New. "This lecture was delivered by Nicholas Pearson on behalf of Doris Lessing at the Swedish Academy, Stockholm on 7 December 2007. "One of 500 copies printed and bound in England by Smith Settle, West Yorkshire for private circulation." [Colophon] A 26 page pamphlet with French fold wraps. Only one copy listed in WorldCat. Seller Inventory # 9007
On Not Winning the Nobel Prize: the Nobel Lecture
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Pamphlet. Condition: New. First printing. New. "This lecture was delivered by Nicholas Pearson on behalf of Doris Lessing at the Swedish Academy, Stockholm on 7 December 2007. One of 500 copies printed.for private circulation. " 26 page pamphlet with French fold wraps. Only one library listed as holding in OCLC/WorldCat. Seller Inventory # 9965
On Not Winning The Nobel Prize. The Nobel Lecture. Doris Lessing
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Paperback. Condition: Near fine in wraps. First Edition. 14 x 22cm 26pp paperback pale grey wraps. Privately printed for Fourth Estate. The content of Doris Lessing's address delivered by Nicholas Pearson on behalf of Doris Lessing at the Swedish Academy, Stockholm on 7 December, 2007, begins: 'I am standing in a doorway looking through clouds of blowing dust to where I am told there is still uncut forest. Yesterday, I drove through miles of stumps, and charred remains of fires where, in '56, there was the most wonderful forest I have ever seen, all of it now destroyed. People have to eat. They have to get fuel for fires.'. Seller Inventory # 16485
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Nobel literature prize winning writer works selected short stories on the books [copyright page is not in the books(Chinese Edition)(Old-Used)
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On Not Winning the Nobel Prize. The Nobel Lecture. Privately Printed for Fourth Estate.
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26, (1) pp. Soft cover with dust-jacket. Some tiny wrinkles to top of dust-jacket, else fine. 1250 copies printed and bound in England by Smith Settle, West Yorkshire for private circulation. Seller Inventory # 279056
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On Not Winning the Nobel Prize - The Nobel Lecture (7 December 2007)
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SOFTCOVER. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 8vo in plain dark green, sewn stiff card covers with printed dust jacket, 26pp. 1st printing, one of 1250 copies made . [CONDITION: An extremely well preserved AS NEW unmarked copy in a very faintly tanned but otherwise AS NEW Dust Jacket. An excellent copy ] . . . We always ship in STRONG PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS. Seller Inventory # TN242510
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On Not Winning the Nobel Prize: The Nobel Lecture.
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Condition: Sehr gut. 26 S., Sehr gutes Exemplar. 207669_Literatur Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1100 8°, kartoniert mit Umschlag-Original. Seller Inventory # 74059
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On Not Winning the Nobel Prize
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Paperback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. None (illustrator). A limited edition transcript of Doris Lessing's speech, given as she won the Nobel Prize, from the library of Brian Aldiss. A limited edition of 1,250 copies.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.Doris Lessing's speech given upon winning the Nobel Prize, delivered on her behalf by Nicholas Pearson at the Swedish Academy, Stockholm, on the 7th December 2007.Lessing was the oldest winner of the literature prize at the time, being 88 years old when she was won.From the library of Brian Aldiss, with a note loosely inserted regarding the provenance from his daughter, Wendy Aldiss. Aldiss was a popular English science fiction author, an influential writer of the twentieth century. One of his short stories, 'Supertoys Last All Summer Long', was the basis for the Stanley Kubrick - Steven Spielberg 2001 film 'A. I. Artificial Intelligence'. He was part of the British New Wave of sci-fi, and was greatly influenced by H. G. Wells. In the original publisher's paper wraps, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. A couple of very light marks to the dust wrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine. book. Seller Inventory # 914P30
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