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The Habit of Loving
by Doris Lessing
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : MacGibbon and Kee , 1957. First edition. Hardback. Near Fine/Near Fine. 7.5" by 5". None . A collection of short stories by prize winning author Doris Lessing. The first edition. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Doris Lessing was a British-Zimbabwean novelist.Lessing was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2007 and was the oldest person to receive the prize at the age of 87. Lessing's life was founded on literature. From the age of 15, she started selling her stories to magazines, and by the time of her death she had published more than fifty novels. The Habit of Living is a short story collection exploring the role that relationships have on how we behave. Stories included in this collection are The Habit of Loving, The Words He Said, The Women, and Through the Tunnel. In the original publisher's cloth in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart. A small closed tear to the front cover and spine of the dust wrapper. Marginal age toning to the dust wrapper. Edgewear to the dust wrapper. Light marks to the boards. Internally firmly bound. The odd spot to the text block. The pages are bright and clean. Contemporary ink inscription to the front free endpaper. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 883V12
- Title
- The Habit of Loving
- Author
- Doris Lessing
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- MacGibbon and Kee
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1957
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Doris Lessing Modern Literature Modern
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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