The Summer Before Dark by Doris Lessing - 1973

Alfred A. Knopf, 1973. First American Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Fair. Illustrator: . Ex-library with typical marks, light wear, pages yellowed; a good sound binding. The jacket has some creasing, discoloring and wear, a few stains; wrapped and glued inside the covers. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; ISBN: 0394484282. Inventory No: 188311. .

Bantam, 1974. Paperback. Good. 1974. Bantam Edition. 247 pages. Illustrated paper 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.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1973. Hardcover. Several maks and scores on dust jacket. Jacket leading corners, edges and spine ends are slightly worn. Hardcover spine ends are a little bumped. FEP is slightly creased. Binding is intact, contents are clean and clear. AM. Hardcover. Good/Good. Used.

New York: Knopf, 1973. Book. Near Fine. Decorative Cloth. First American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First and second printings before publication, stated. Decorative cloth binding, red topstaining, 273 pp. NY: Knopf, 1973. One side untrimmed. Light shelfwear. Near fine in near fine dustjacket, protected with a mylar cover..

NY: Knopf, 1973. First US edition, first prnt. Signed by Lessing on the half-title page. Full blue cloth with gilt lettering, lavender topstain; Beginning toning on board edge cloth especially at the spine ends, minimal rubbing on cloth. Dustjacket with beginning toning on upper sections of white background of both panels, shallow edge craeses. Tight copy in Very Good condition in a Very Good dustjacket.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.