The Summer Before the Dark

Knopf, 1973. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Unmarked. Unclipped dust jacket. First American edition, originally published in Great Britain. Small remainder mark on bottom. This novel looks at a mid-life transition during a single summer. 275p. Doris May Lessing (1919-2013) was a British novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, biographer and short story writer. She won the Nobel Prize in 2007.… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape Ltd.. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. 0224008323 . A UK first edition of Doris Lessing's 1973 novel, centered around her middle-aged Kate Brown character. Kate's well-ordered life is upended when her husband must go abroad for his work and she must adapt to life without companionship. --- In… Read more about this item

LESSING, Doris: The Summer Before the Dark. New York, Vintage Books, 1983. Stated First Vintage Books Edition, March 1983. Paperback, 247 pp. Subject: Novel / Fiction & Literature. Condition: Good. Evident wear to the covers and pages. Pen-marked, but readable text found on pages 163 and 194. All remaining pages clean… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1973. First U.S. edition. Hardcover. First printing. A novel from this Nobel Prize winning author. A fine copy with bright red topstain in a very near fine dust jacket.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1973. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. In VG, crisp and clean order throughout. Grey boards with bright gilt titling light faded to very edges. VG unclipped d/j. 8vo. 241pp

Vintage. Used - Good. 2009. Paperback. Good.

Jonathan Cape, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. jacket is shelf rubbed. boards are a bit edge worn and knocked. light foxing and marks. old tape residue. previous price notation. title page is partly chipped. well bound. fairly good copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1973. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Near fine in very good dustwrapper. First British edition. Text clean. Clean and solid book. Dustwrapper price clipped. 3 inch stain on front dustwrapper. Nice condition. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1973. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Very good in very good dustwrapper. Solid hardcover copy. Stamp on front end paper. Dustwrapper rubbed with some soiling. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1973. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Fine in very good dustwrapper. Dustwrapper browningwith sticker on back, some light staining. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1973. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Alfred A. Knopf, 1973 Red top stain. Stated first edition. Unclipped jacket in Brodart sleeve with crease to corner of interior flap. Clean interior. Square binding.. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

Vintage. Used - Very Good. 2009. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good.

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1973. Cloth/dust jacket and Mylar wrapped Octavo. Hardcover. Good/good. black cloth, silver lettering, dust jacket, 273 pp, pre publication edition, foxing to fore edges, small tear to dj, spine cocked Standard shipping (no tracking) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders.

Jonathan Cape, 1998-10-30. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8x5x1. We're happy to combine shipping to save you some money. We're also always buying collectible book collections. Contact us for details. We're happy to provide pictures of any and all books for you, please just ask! ~ British first edition, first printing. Published by Jonathan Cape in… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape, 1973. nice fresh copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardback. Acceptable.

Jonathan Cape, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 240 pages. A novel by the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. First edition (first printing). Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Top corners bumped. A middle-aged woman's search for freedom.

KNOPF. NY 1973. Very Good. 1973. First Edition. First American Edition. "First" state of UNCORRECTED PROOF. SIGNED by Doris Lessing on the title page. A very good+ copy in plain blue printed wrappers. (Title inked on spine. Mild spine lean. trifle foxing at top edge. Remnants of a routing label on cover) Nobel Prize laureate. .

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1973. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.