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Martha Quest
by Doris Lessing
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Michael Joseph Ltd. , 1952. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. The first edition of the first novel from the 'Children of Violence' series by the Nobel Prize winning author Doris Lessing. The first edition. In the publisher's cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. This work was written by the British Nobel Prize winning author Doris Lessing and is the first novel in her five volume, semi-autobiographical series, 'The Children of Violence'. The series follows the life of Martha Quest who starts the series at fifteen years old and lives in poverty on a African farm with her parents. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally excellent with very minimal fading to the spine and to the head of the rear board, slight shelf wear and light offsetting and spotting to the endpapers. The wrap is generally smart with tape re-enforcements to the head and tail, a closed tear to the head of the spine, slight marks, chips to the head of the spine and scattered spotting to the fly leaves and verso. Internally firmly bound with generally bright pages with occasional light spotting. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 896Z36
- Title
- Martha Quest
- Author
- Doris Lessing
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1952
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- First edition Semi-autobiographical Novel Children of Violence Semi-autobiographical
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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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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- Tail
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