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	1 Ben, in the World: The Sequel to the Fifth Child Lessing, Doris HarperColins Publishers New York, New York, USA 2000 Hard Cover Very Good-, Very Good+ First American Edition 0060196289 / 9780060196288 Ex-Library BX6 - A hard cover first American edition withdrawn ex-library book in good+ to very good- condition with a dust jacket in very good condition. Stated first edition with a sequence of numbers appearing on the copyright page with the "1" present and no additional printings indicated. A tight, clean, sound copy in black paper covered boards quarter bound in textured black paper with gold lettering on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear plus there are the usual library stamps and label on the top outside paper edges, the front free endpaper, and the title page. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. A novel about a young man who has never fit in. He is too big, too strong, and inhumanly made. His inability to fit in eventually takes him to to the Andes mountains where he at last discovers where he has come from and who his people are. By the author of "Love, Again," "Mara and Dann," "Under My Skin," and "Walking in the Shade." 178p. SCW08535  Price: 3.50 USD Add to Shopping Cart
	2 Ben, in the World: The Sequel to the Fifth Child Lessing, Doris HarperColins Publishers New York, New York, USA 2000 Hard Cover Very Good+, Very Good+ First American Edition 0060196289 / 9780060196288 BX6 - A hard cover first American edition in very good+ condition. Stated first edition with a sequence of numbers appearing on the copyright page with the "1" present and no additional printings indicated. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in black paper covered boards quarter bound in textured black paper with gold lettering on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear plus there is a remainder mark on the bottom outside paper edges. The dust jacket shows only very minor overall shelf wear. A novel about a young man who has never fit in. He is too big, too strong, and inhumanly made. His inability to fit in eventually takes him to to the Andes mountains where he at last discovers where he has come from and who his people are. By the author of "Love, Again," "Mara and Dann," "Under My Skin," and "Walking in the Shade." 178p. SCW08569  Price: 4.00 USD Add to Shopping Cart
	3 La grieta Doris Lessing Lumen Editorial Spain 2007 Hard Cover Very Good, Very Good 8426416675 / 9788426416674 AS4 - A hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has wrinkling and chipping on some edges and corners, dust jacket and book have some light discoloration and shelf wear. Traduccion de Paula Kuffer Dinerstein. Titulo original: The Cleft. Text in Spanish. 9.5"x6.5", 260 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. EC33861BB  Price: 17.00 USD Add to Shopping Cart
	4 Memorias De Una Superviviente Lessing, Doris Debolsillo Argentina 2007 Trade Paperback Very Good, No Jacket as Issued 9875663549 / 9789875663541 CX6 - A trade paperback book in very good condition that is lightly curled, light discoloration and shelf wear. Traduccion de Mireia Bofill. Text in Spanish. 7.5"x5", 222 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. EC30618BB  Price: 10.00 USD Add to Shopping Cart
	5 The Real Thing: Stories and Sketches Lessing, Doris HarperPerennial/Harper Collins Publishers New York, New York, USA 1993 Trade Paperback Very Good, No Jacket as Issued 0060924179 / 9780060924171 Remainder BE1 - A trade paperback book in very good+ condition. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in color illustrated tan wraps with very minor overall shelf wear plus there is a remainder mark on the bottom outside paper edges. A collection of stories and sketches, mostly set in London, that explore the darker corners of relationships between women and men. By the author of "Love, Again," "Mara and Dann," "Under My Skin," and "Walking in the Shade." 214p. SCW08580  Price: 3.50 USD Add to Shopping Cart
	6 The Summer Before the Dark Lessing, Doris Alfred A. Knopf New York, New York, USA 1973 Hard Cover Very Good, Very Good First American Edition 0394484282 / 9780394484280 BG3 - A tight, clean, sound copy with minor overall shelf wear plus some very light foxing on the right and bottom outside paper edges plus the book is very slightly shelf cocked. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear with very light overall edge wear on the top and bottom edges plus some light yellowing of the white sections of the front and endflaps. A book about the situation of women in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The main character is a 45 year old woman who is no longer needed as a wife and mother and now must confront the threat of annihilation, the terrors of old age, and death. She is alone with her children grown up and her husband abroad working for several months. At the urging of her husband she finds a job. She ends up acting as interpreter for an international conferance on food. The job also leads to her flying to Turkey for another conference and she then goes on to Spain for an affair with a younger man. None of this summer of exploration, freedom, and self-discovery turns out the way she expects. She rejects the stereotypes of femininity and her personal crisis becomes a confrontation of her with herself. By the author of "The Grass is Singing," "Retreat to Innocence," "Going Home," and "African Stories." 273p. SCW04541  Price: 4.00 USD Add to Shopping Cart