Briefing Descent by Lessing Doris (208 results)

Paperback. Condition: Used; Very Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages.

Condition: Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.38.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.37.

Condition: Good. First Edition. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Condition: Good. 1975. Paperback. A good reading copy with some shelf wear. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Condition: Good. 1975. Paperback. A good reading copy with some shelf wear. . . . .

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.37.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Unknown. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.3.

Unknown. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.3.

Unknown. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.3.

Unknown. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.3.

Unknown. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.3.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 7 X 4.20 X 0.90 inches.

Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good ++. 1st Edition. VG++/VG++. 1st Edition. 'Inner space fiction'. Jacket by Alan Tunbridge. BOOK: All corners bumped. JACKET: Mild edgewear, irregular tear on bottom front panel. Scan on request.

Condition: Good. Used, some outer pages have marks, cover has light scratches, some outer edges have scuffs, book content is in very good condition.

hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. First Edition. the boards are shelf worn, a bit knocked. foxing and markings. ownership inscriptions. text remains legible. may require extra postage. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed, small tears and edge worn. Now protected in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. 251 pages (complete). Dust jacket a bit shelf rubbed, has small edge tears, corner nip. Boards shelf rubbed and marked. Previous ownership inscriptions, light foxing damp marks- not affecting the text. However, it is still in good condition, tightly bound and intact. 1st edition. MK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. jacket is shelf rubbed, edge worn and a bit torn. tanning, soiling and foxing inside book. well bound. fair copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Please see any and all photos connected with this listing. Cover and spine are good with only mild shelf/rub wear. No dog-eared corners. Solid Binding. All pages intact and legible. Clean. Store stamped. --- --- A fascinating look inside the mind of a man who is supposedly "mad." . . .See photos for additional content. . .

Condition: Good. 1972. Paperback. Good copy with some shelf wear. Light nicks and creases. Lightly foxed, remains very good. First edition copy. . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Pink top page edges. Very good indeed. The dust jacket is price clipped but otherwise in fine condition. Internally, there are no markings or inscriptions, and the pages are immaculately clean and complete. Tightly bound and presented beautifully in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Brown Boards. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 251pp. A lovely copy of this first edition. Gilt embossed lettering to the spine. Light bump to the tail of the spine, under the wrapper. Fresh, clean and tight. Well preserved dust wrapper , not price clipped. Slight curling up of the wrapper at the head and tail, but nonetheless a super copy, free from tears. a very good copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. PantherPAPERBACK EDITIONPAPERBACK 1977 EDITION.SOME PAGE DISCOLOURATION DUE TO AGE.OWNERS NAME ON THE INSIDE PAGE. SMALL TEAR ON TOP OF SPINE.WILL COMBINE BOOKS TO SAVE POSTAGE A study of a man beyond the verge of a nervous breakdown, this is a brilliant and disturbing novel by Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature Penniless, rambling and incoherent, a man is found wandering at night on London???s Embankment Taken to hospital and heavily sedated, he tells the doctors of his incredible fantastical voyage, adrift on the ocean, landing on unknown shores, flying on the back of a huge white bird Identified as Charles Watkins, a Cambridge Classics professor, he is visited by family and friends, each revealing clues to the nature of his breakdown As the doctors try to cure him, Watkins begins a fierce battle to hold on to his magnificent inner world, as it gradually acquires a greater reality than the everyday ???Briefing for a Descent into Hell??? is one of Doris Lessing???s most brilliantly achieved novels, linking her early work, which explored the nature of subjectivity, with her later experiments in science Fiction Its indictment of the tyranny of society is powerful, disturbing and, as always, magnificently rendered.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Later Printing (4th).

Paperback. first thus. almost near fine, unread, rear small scratch paperback,