The Grass is Singing
by Lessing, Doris
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Poor
- Seller
-
Johannesburg, South Africa
Payment Methods Accepted
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. the binding is a little cocked.. the original boards are shelf worn.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Synopsis
"A Plume book." Reprint of the 1950 ed. published by T. Y. Crowell, New York.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Chapter 1 Books (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- c357j
- Title
- The Grass is Singing
- Author
- Lessing, Doris
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Date Published
- 1950
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Chapter 1 Books
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About the Seller
Chapter 1 Books
Biblio member since 2006
Johannesburg
About Chapter 1 Books
Chapter 1 trades out of three premises that are all in the Johannesburg area. Our emphasis is on providing quality books at highly competitive prices. A large (and continuously growing) selection of our books are listed on various websites on the internet. We specialise in Modern First Editions, Rhodesiana, Africana and other rare and out of print books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...