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Doris Lessing – The Golden Notebook – First UK Edition 1962
£600.00
A first edition, first printing published by Michael Joseph in 1962. A very good+ book without inscriptions. Small stain to the rear panel. In a very good unclipped wrapper with one neat closed tear to the head of the spine and a little wear to the top of the spine and corners. In the first issue dust wrapper with the photograph of Lessing to the rear panel.
The novel tells the story of Anna Wulf, a writer in post-World War II London. The book is structured as a series of notebooks in different colors, each representing a facet of Anna’s life. Through these notebooks, the novel explores Anna’s struggles with identity, her personal and political conflicts, and her relationships with men. It is a complex narrative that delves into themes of feminism, mental health, and the challenges of living in a rapidly changing world.
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A first edition, first printing published by Michael Joseph in 1962. A very good+ book without inscriptions. Small stain to the rear panel. In a very good unclipped wrapper with one neat closed tear to the head of the spine and a little wear to the top of the spine and corners. In the first issue dust wrapper with the photograph of Lessing to the rear panel.
The novel tells the story of Anna Wulf, a writer in post-World War II London. The book is structured as a series of notebooks in different colors, each representing a facet of Anna’s life. Through these notebooks, the novel explores Anna’s struggles with identity, her personal and political conflicts, and her relationships with men. It is a complex narrative that delves into themes of feminism, mental health, and the challenges of living in a rapidly changing world.
