African Stories
by Lessing, Doris
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Seller
-
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1965. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. This book includes every story written by Doris Lessing about Africa: all of her first collection, 636 pages, stated first printing. Cloth spine, paper over boards. DJ price clipped, rear cover lightly soiled, tiny chip on spine foot (in mylar sleeve).; 6 x 8 1/2
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Details
- Bookseller
- Chequamegon Book Company
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5004
- Title
- African Stories
- Author
- Lessing, Doris
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Stated First Edition
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- FICTION, RARE, AFRICA, Modern Literature, First Edition, Doris Lessing, NOISBN
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Chequamegon Book Company
Returns accepted on books not as described for full refund including shipping. Returns accepted on not wanted books allowing only for the cost of the book, not shipping. No refunds after 30 days.
About the Seller
Chequamegon Book Company
Biblio member since 2018
Washburn, Wisconsin
About Chequamegon Book Company
Large open shop with over 80,000 books. 40 years in the book business. Scholarly emphasis with especially strong holdings in Native American Studies, Art, Music, History, Natural Science, Math, Poetry and Languages etc. Feel free to contact us with your book wants.
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- Spine
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- Price Clipped
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Soiled
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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