The Grass Is Singing

Michael Joseph Ltd , 1950. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG-/VG-. 1st Impression. 12.5 x 18.9 cm red cloth boards with yellow stamped titles to the spine 256pp with original un-clipped dust jacket with 9s. 6d. net price. The spine is a little faded as is usually the case with this book and there is some slight… Read more about this item

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, (1950). First American Edition. hardcover. The bright yellow cloth has a little soiling to the spine and a very slightly bumped corner. The dustwrapper has a small hole on the back edge of the spine, a small stain on the somewhat soiled rear cover, and a tiny closed tear on the bright front panel.… Read more about this item

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1950. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First American edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper with a short tear on the rear panel. A beautiful copy of the American edition of the author's first book.

London: Michael Joseph, 1950. First Edition. 8vo, publisher's original sepia coloured cloth, the spine lettered in yellow, in the pictorially decorated dustjacket. 256 pp. A handsome and very well preserved copy with minimal mellowing to the cloth and only a touch of shelf wear to the lower tips of the jacket. … Read more about this item

London, Ibadan, Nairobi: Heinemann, 1981 On title page; "Now recognized as one of the finest post-war novels, this book is set against the sombre background of Rhodesia with its highly explosive racial situation. It tells the tragic story of a white settler and his wife and their native servant. This powerful book is recommended for older readers." ------------------------- 256 pages.… Read more about this item

New York:: Thomas Y. Crowell,, 1950.. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Very good plus copy with a small bump to one corner in a Very Good plus, unclipped dust jacket with light soiling to rear panel and modest edgewear to extremities. Set in South Africa under white rule, Doris Lessing's first novel is both a riveting chronicle… Read more about this item

A 1st Penguin ed. good- paperback, minor defects on cov. as in image, spine soiled 7 chipped on tail, text good+ with signs of aging. Set in South Africa under white rule, Doris Lessing's first novel is both a riveting chronicle of human disintegration and a beautifully understated social critique. Mary Turner is a self-confident, independent young woman who becomes… Read more about this item

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1950. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First American edition. Owner's small ink address on front flyleaf, boards are lightly soiled else a very good copy in good worn dust jacket with a number of short tears and few nicks, creased on spine and rear panel, entire length of spine has split at folds, and… Read more about this item

New York: Michael Joseph, 1950. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. BOOK VERY GOOD/JACKET VERY GOOD+. 8vo - over 7¾"" - 9¾"" tall. Signed by Author. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on a special, decorative bookplate. A VERY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT DUSTJACKET IN NEW, GLOSSY BRODART. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. 1ST PRINTING OF AUTHOR'S… Read more about this item

London: Michael Joseph, 1950. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Publisher's brown cloth titled in yellow to spine. Lightly sunned to the spine panel, foxing to the top edge and front and rear end-papers. Overall a VG copy. The former owner has blind-stamped his address to the front free end-paper. The… Read more about this item

Harmondsworth, Middlesex, UK: Penguin Books Ltd, 1961. Paperback in acceptable condition. First Penguin edition. Covers, page block and pages are marked, tanned and edge-worn. Leading corners and spine are creased, affecting pages. One centimetre tears on spine ends. Spine foot is chipped. Front lower edge and a few pages are nicked. Text is clear throughout. Binding is intact. HCW. Paperback.… Read more about this item

Michael Joseph, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Poor. the jacket is an original jacket from a later edition.it is marked, worn, chipped and stained. the book which is the true first issue has a previous owner's signature and foxing , mainly on the early pages. the binding is strong. the rear hinge has broken but the book is sturdy.… Read more about this item

London: Harper, 2007. New Edition . Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. this copy dated 2007,paperback,206 pages,fine.shelf 210.

New York: Crowell, 1975. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Near fine in dust jacket with light wear.

Michael Joseph, London., 1950. First edition. The author's scarce first book, a novel. Octavo. 256 pages.Previous ownership inscription on front pastedown scrawled over but largely hidden by the flap of the dustwrapper. Very good in very good dustwrapper slightly chipped at head and tail of spine and with a few small nicks.

London : Heinemann, 1981 A clean and tightly bound book. Spine faded. Covers shelf worn. A good reading copy recognised as one of the best post-war novels set in Rhodesia.

Penguin, 1961. Paperback. Good. 1961. 217 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. Some light marking and tanning.

Michael Joseph, 1950. 4th Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. The jacket is a bit marked and torn - not much paper loss. Internally mostly clean and tightly bound. Some tanning and foxing.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Paladin. Paperback. Used; Good. Simply Brit – welcome to our online used book store, where affordability meets great quality. Dive into a world of captivating reads without breaking the bank. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there’s something for every literary palate. All orders are shipped within… Read more about this item

HarperCollins Publishers, 1989. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.