Cleft by Lessing Doris (128 results)

Hardcover. 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 2nd printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Heavy book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed. The boards are in good 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.

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Condition: Like New. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.45.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped (£16.99 price intact). Published by Harper Collins, 2007. Octavo. Black boards stamped in gold. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is like new with light shelf wear and some stains. 260 pages. ISBN: 9780007233434. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The jacket is slightly shelf rubbed and marked.Internally clean.Well bound.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. London: Fourth Estate, 2007. First Edition. Octavo (22cm); publisher's illustrated dust jacket with £16.99 price intact; boards bound in black cloth with gilt stamping to spine; 260pp. Grey endsheets. Dust jacket shows minor bumping to top edge and minor abrasion from prior price sticker; minimal smudging and staining throughout. Boards clean; corners sharp. Clean endsheets. Faint toning to top edge of textblock near spine; edges otherwise clean. A Near Fine copy in a Very Good jacket. Signed without inscription by Lessing on title page. The Cleft was the last novel to be published during Lessing's lifetime, the same year she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Soft cover. Condition: Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Jacket slightly bumped at head of spine and nicked at tail of spine.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. PAPERBACK EDITION.CREASES TO SPINE AND COVER-MID SIZE-WILL COMBINE BOOKS TO SAVE POSTAGEFourth Estate, 2007 Used Doris Lessing invites us to imagine a mythical society free from sexual intrigue, free from jealousy, free from petty rivalries: a society free from men An old Roman senator, contemplative at his late stage of life, embarks on what will likely be his last endeavour: the retelling of the story of human creation He recounts the history of the Clefts, an ancient community of women living in an Edenic, coastal wilderness, confined within the valley of an overshadowing mountain The Clefts have no need nor knowledge of men -- childbirth is controlled, like the tides that lap around their feet, through the cycles of the moon, and their children are always female But with the unheralded birth of a strange, new child -- a boy -- the harmony of their community is suddenly thrown into jeopardy.

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 will reduce your overall postage costs.

softcover octavo (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 will reduce your overall postage costs.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st US Printing. DJ is in a mylar protector.

Condition: FINE. First US printing. One of her last novels, published the same year as she was awarded the Nobel Prize - an invitation "to imagine a mythical society free from sexual intrigue, free from jealousy, free from petty rivalries: a society free from men. An old Roman senator embarks on what may be his last endeavour: the retelling of the story of human creation. He recounts the history of the Clefts, an ancient community of women living in an Edenic, coastal wilderness, in the valley of an overshadowing mountain." 260 pp. Very near fine in a like dustjacket. First issue dj without the Nobel laureate seal.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st U. S. Edition.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 248 pages. Arabic language. 8.46x5.71x0.62 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. First Edition; Second Printing. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket.; 8.3 X 6.3 X 1.0 inches; 272 pages.

First edition, first printing. Fine in fine dustjacket.

Condition: Used - Very Good.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Faint shelf wear on front panel.

Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Condition Notes: Dust wrapper grubby overall, if complete and not edgeworn, with small coffee marks to the upper panel. Leans vaguely. The contents complete, clean and tight.; Signed copy. Hardback. Dust wrapper over black boards with gilt titles to the spine; Measures 8¾" x 5¾" (0.8 kg); pp 260; 2nd impression, (2007). Signed by the author, in name only, on the title page without provenance. || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #202810 ||.

Hardcover. 1st U.S. Edition; First Printing. Very Good+ in a Near Fine dust jacket.

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket. First Edition. First UK Edition. A near fine (or better) copy in like D/W. Inscribed by the Author on the half-title page: For Lucy --/ with good wishes/ Doris Lessing/ Jan 2007. Inexplicably uncommon signed. Signed by Author.

Hard Cover. Condition: BOOK NEAR FINE. Dust Jacket Condition: JACKET NEAR FINE. 1st Edition. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on a special, decorative bookplate. AN EXTREMELY CLEAN COPY WITH A BRIGHT, BEAUTIFUL DUSTJACKET IN NEW, GLOSSY BRODART. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. 1ST PRINTING. HANDSOME, COLLECTIBLE COPY. Signed by Author.