Briefing For a Descent Into Hell
by Lessing, Doris
Doris Lessing was born of British parents in Persia, in 1919, and moved with her family to Southern Rhodesia when she was five years old. She went to England in 1949 and has lived there ever since. She is the author of more than thirty books—novels, stories, reportage, poems, and plays. In 2007, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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Briefing for a descent into hell
by Lessing, Doris (1919-2013)
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Briefing for a descent into hell, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 251 p. ; 21 cm. Subjects: Science fiction ; English. Amnesia ; Fiction. Item Price
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Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1971. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair/Fair. 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. Item Price
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Briefing for a Descent Into Hell
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Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1971. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0394421981 . Hardcover with dustjacket, first printing as stated on copyright page, book is in excellent condition, the former owner's name on the blank end-paper is the only remarkable flaw, the black jacket shows rubbing to the glossy surface but it… Read more about this item Item Price
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Briefing for a Descent into Hell (signed)
by LESSING, DORIS
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First Edition, First Printing. Just about fine in original brown boards and in like pictorial dust jacket (price-clipped). Signed by author Doris Lessing on half-title page. The 2007 Nobel Prize winner's best novel. According to BBC Radio 4, the Swedish Academy, which awards the prize, described Lessing as "that epicist of the female experience, who with skepticism, fire and visionary… Read more about this item Item Price
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Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 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. Item Price
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1971. 4th printing. Full cloth binding with light foxing. Unmarked inside. 308pp. Jacket is price-clipped, in a protective mylar cover.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Item Price
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BRIEFING FOR A DESCENT INTO HELL
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 1971. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0394421981 . Very Good in a Very Good price clipped dust jacket. ; 9.50 X 6.50 X 1.20 inches; 308 pages . Item Price
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Briefing for a Descent into Hell
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1971. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. 12mo. A novel. Corner of front free endpaper clipped, otherwise Fine. Light edgewear to jacket. Item Price
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Hardcover. Very Good. Knopf, 1971. First Edition (stated). F/VG+ bumping to the front bottom corner of the DJ else Fine. Item Price
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Briefing for a Descent Into Hell
by Lessing, Doris
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Jonathan Cape Ltd. Very Good-. 1991. Uncorrected Proof. Paperback. 0224005073 . Card cover lightly age-toned, proof copy mark on front panel, more significantly at edges and on spine, spine creased, minutely bumped on edges; Edges lightly age-toned, rough-cut edges toward front of text block, pages otherwise clean with no ownership marks; Binding tight. Overall a sturdy… Read more about this item Item Price
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London: Cape, 1971. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. First UK Edition First State (with the red top edge). SIGNED & DATED BY THE AUTHOR IN THE YEAR OF PUBLICATION. Publisher's dark brown boards with gilt spine lettering. Slight pushing at the spine tips otherwise a near fine copy (with a former… Read more about this item Item Price
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Briefing for a Descent into Hell
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1971. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Foredge lightly foxed, boards with a touch of toning, very good in a price-clipped very good dust jacket with a 1" creased tear on the front panel that has been externally and internally tape repaired, slight rubbing and modest edgewear. Item Price
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Knopf, 1971-02-12. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 1st edition 1st printing - slight wear to dust jacket - otherwise cover fine binding strong contents clean - includes 2 promotional photographs of Lessing - reviewer copy - enjoy Item Price
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Briefing for a Descent into Hell
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1971. Hardcover. 8vo. Tan cloth with gilt lettering and decorations, pictorial dust jacket. 308pp. Near fine/near fine. Tight, superb first edition of the Nobel Prize winner's best known novel. Item Price
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Briefing for a Descent into Hell
by Doris Lessing
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Random House - Vintage Books, 1981. Paperback. Good. 1981. First Edition Thus. 278 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Briefing for a descent into hell
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Panther. 1972 Panther first overseas edition thus paperback; Very Good, clean copy, lightly aged, appears unread, name inside front cover else near as new; UK dealer, immediate dispatch . Very Good. Paperback. 1st Edition Thus.. 1972. Item Price
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VG. Jacket in mylar. Signed by Lessing on title page. Some edge wear to bottom of front panel, erased pencil writing on dedication page. 4th printing Item Price
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Briefing for a Descent into Hell
by Lessing, Doris
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Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1971. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. 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… Read more about this item Item Price
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BRIEFING FOR A DESCENT INTO HELL
by Lessing, Doris
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BRIEFING FOR A DESCENT INTO HELL, Knopf, 1971, first edition., fine in just about fine dw. Item Price
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Briefing for a Descent Into Hell
by Lessing, Doris
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London: Granada Publishing Ltd. Panther Books # 03817 1st Printing , 1975 ----------paperback. Minor shelfwear, a near fine copy.. .. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. Note: our prices on Biblio are the LOWEST of any of the sites on which we list our books. Item Price
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