Christina Stead Doris Lessing (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ Issued. Repint. Reprint (1995.) Hardcover without dust jacket as issued. 8vo with 529 pages. The book is in very good condition. Interior is clean and tight. "The Man Who Loved Children, an acclaimed twentieth-century classic, is an unforgettable portrait of a magnificently dysfunctional family.Christina Stead's masterpiece stems from its power to convey out of such extremes an utterly convincing depiction of the central relationships of human experience." Blue cloth spine/Silver text. Size: 8vo. Literature / Fiction / Family.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Offering this nicely-bound copy of "The Man Who Loved Children" by Christina Stead, with an introduction by Doris Lessing. London: Everyman's Library, 1995, first printing thus, title # 207. Deep blue cloth hardcover with black and gilt stamping on spine, dust jacket, and attached ribbon page marker. Originally published in 1940, this celebrated novel by the Australian author stands as a masterpiece of dysfunctional family life. It takes place in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore during the late 1930s Great Depression era. Overall condition is Very Good. Binding is square and secure, cloth is clean, corners sharp. Dust jacket shows faint soiling and a tiny pinhole between the C & H in "Christina" on the front. Interior is clean and unmarked with no creases or tears. A nice copy! [C4].…