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LOVE, AGAIN
by Lessing, Doris
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Issued Without Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0060176873
- ISBN 13
- 9780060176877
- Seller
-
Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: HarperCollins, 1996. First Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Issued Without Jacket. An advance review copy from uncorrected proofs of this late work of Nobel Prize-winner Lessing. It is the story of a 65-year-old Englishwoman who falls in love, one after another, with two much younger men. It is an exploration of romantic love, sexuality and, as well, grief. First printing, First U.S. Edition, about 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches, 352 pages quarter bound in black cloth over black paper-covered boards with title in gold on front cover and gold lettering on spine. No dustjacket; housed in diecut, pictorial slipcase. Spine ends show some light rubbing and bumping and single, very light scratch near lower end, o/w boards and text are complete, clean and unmarked, no other flaws. Slipcase shows only minor wear at corners. Overall, a very decent copy.
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Details
- Seller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 005710
- Title
- LOVE, AGAIN
- Author
- Lessing, Doris
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Issued Without Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0060176873
- ISBN 13
- 9780060176877
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1996
- Keywords
- MODERN NOVEL, FIRST EDITION, NOBEL PRIZE, ROMANTIC LOVE, OLDER WOMEN, THEATER, LONDON, ENGLAND
- Bookseller catalogs
- Drama/Theater; England; Advance Reading/Review Copy;
Terms of Sale
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
All books subject to prior sale. All books returnable within two weeks for any reason. Please return by USPS (media mail rate) and note the reason for return. All sales subject to applicable taxes.
About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
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- Jacket
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- O/W
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