Doris Lessing Intro (8 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Not Issued. First Thus. Dark blue cloth, lettered and decorated in gold foil with front cover pastedown illus. Front cover slightly rubbed, just a hint of shelf wear. Moisture exposure has led to mild wrinkling along bottom edges of latter portions of interior, only slight actual dampstaining and nothing affecting text. 1st ed. thus. xxxii,302 pp. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Slightly age-browned contents, otherwise very little wear.

Ecclesiastes 1st. ed.intro.by Doris Lessing-King James Version. v.g. wrappers. Please email for info concerning any book or dust jacket. If d.j. does not appear in description, it means there is no dust jacket. Photos on request. Some books may have remainder marks. Heavy and/or oversized books require additional postage.…

Paperback. Softcover. 302p. Book in very good condition. Page edges browned with age. Otherwise, a clean and very tight book in very good condition. Shah is an author and teacher in the Sufi tradition who wrote over three dozen books on topics ranging from psychology and spirituality to travelogues and culture studies. Book introduces readers to his overall philosophy in a question and answer form. Sufism may be described as Islamic mysticism.…

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].…

Octavo, softcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp xii, 274. Original publishers grey cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. ISBN: 0224005642 Very good indeed in slightly faded, very good dust jacket. No inscriptions, not price-clipped.

1st edition softback with stiff wrappers As New octavo xix + 263pp., illusts., In his retelling of 'Kalila and Dimna', Ramsay Wood deftly knits several oral storytelling traditions into a captivating literary style. This version from all major ancient texts is the first new compendium in English since 1570.…