The Fifth Child
by Lessing, Doris
Doris Lessing was born of British parents in Persia, in 1919, and moved with her family to Southern Rhodesia when she was five years old. She went to England in 1949 and has lived there ever since. She is the author of more than thirty books—novels, stories, reportage, poems, and plays. In 2007, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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The Fifth Child
by Doris Lessing
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THE FIFTH CHILD
by Doris Lessing
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FIFTH CHILD
by Lessing Doris
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New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1988. First Edition. 8vo, quarter navy cloth over boards in the dust jacket. 133 pp. A copy in fine condition.
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The Fifth Child
by LESSING, Doris
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Jonathan Cape, 1988-01-01. Hardcover. New. New.
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The Fifth Child (Signed)
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New York: Alfred Knopf, 1988. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. First American edition. A 133 pp novel by the author of the Children of Violence series of books. Quarter cloth over boards. A very good copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED by Lessing on the title page.
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THE FIFTH CHILD
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NY: Knopf, 1988. First US edition, first prnt. Signed by Lessing on the title page. Beginning foxing on foreedge and topedge; dustjacket with interior edge toning (not apparent on the outside) and minimal rubbing on rear panel. Tight copy in Very Good condition in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover. Lessing's ninth novel; her seventh without a pseudonym..… Read more
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The Fifth Child
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The Fifth Child
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The Fifth Child
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THE FIFTH CHILD
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New York: Knopf, 1988. SIGNED by the author on the half title. A novel of a family falling apart because of an enormously difficult child, played out against the background of a society unable to deal with its own brutal side. Very good+ (faint foxing, mostly on rough-cut side page edges, otherwise fine) in fine dust jacket.. Signed by… Read more
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THE FIFTH CHILD (PALADIN BOOKS)
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The Fifth Child
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FIFTH CHILD - UNCORRECTED PROOF
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KNOPF. KNOPF, NEW YORK, 1988. UNCORRECTED PROOF IN PRINTED GREEN WRAPPERS. PUBLISHER STAPLED CATALOG COPY TO THE INSIDE FRONT COVER AND PASTED PUB DATE INFO TO FRONT: REVIEWER'S MARKS THROUGHOUT TEXT.
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The Fifth Child
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Vintage, 1989. Paperback. New. 8.02 x 5.2 cm. The Fifth Child Lessing, Doris
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The Fifth Child
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The Fifth Child
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The Fifth Child
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THE FIFTH CHILD
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1988. First edn. 8vo, pp. 133. A fine copy in little wrinkled dj. A horror story.
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The Fifth Child
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The Fifth Child
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The Fifth Child
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THE FIFTH CHILD (PALADIN BOOKS)
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The Fifth Child
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the Fifth Child
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New York: Knopf, 1988. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Book and jacket show some shelfwear. Jacket has been mylared for protection. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Good +. Mylared.
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THE FIFTH CHILD
by Doris Lessing
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 1988. Book Club Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Toning to rear panel. Creasing to upper and lower front panel. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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The Fifth Child
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Alfred A. Knopf, 1988-03-12. Hardcover. Very Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in boxes* Very good in Very good dust jacket. First Edition. name in ink front free end-paper
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The Fifth Child
by Lessing, Doris
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Publisher: Harper Collins UK. Utg. 1989. Mass Market Paperback. p. This book is brand new. Language: Engelska --- Information regarding the book: With the four short novels in this collection, Doris Lessing once again proves that she is unequalled in her ability to capture the truth of the human condition. The title story, 'The Grandmothers', is an astonishing tour… Read more
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The Fifth Child
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Alfred A. Knopf, 1988-03-12. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Minus/Very Good. Very good minus first edition in very good price unclipped dust jacket ($16.95). Binding is tight. Bottom right corner on rear board has a significant bump. Jacket is nice with some shelfwear. Will ship (and look great) in an archival quality clear Brodart cover.
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The Fifth Child
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London UK: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1988. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. This is a bright clean copy of this novel - Fine+ in Fine+ dustjacket.
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THE FIFTH CHILD
by Lessing, Doris
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. Octavo, cloth-backed boards. First edition. Preceded the British Jonathan Cape edition. Horror. A family's fifth child is a monster. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 4A-166. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#3304)
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The Fifth Child
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1988. First edition. paperback. Very Good. . Uncorrected proof copy
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The Fifth Child
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Vintage, 1989-05-14. Paperback. Very Good. Nice looking book, has edge wear.
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The Fifth Child
by Doris Lessing
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Jonathan Cape, 1988. Hardcover. Good.
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The Fifth Child
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The Fifth Child
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The Fifth Child
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1988. Near fine book in a near fine dust wrapper.. First Edition.
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The Fifth Child
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NY: Alfred A. Knopf. 1988. Advance Uncorrected Proof. Very Good in wrappers. Unless otherwise noted, our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good.
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The Fifth Child
by LESSING, Doris
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New York: Vintage International / Vintage Books, 1989. Softcover. Very Good. Reprint. Trade paperback. Corners rubbed and curled, very good.
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THE FIFTH CHILD
by Lessing, Doris
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New York, New York, U.S.A. : Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 'Listening to the laughter, the sounds of children playing, Harriet and David would reach for each other's hand, and smile, and breathe happiness.' Four children, a beautiful old house, the love of relatives and friends,… Read more
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The Fifth Child.
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The Fifth Child.
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Hardback. 1988. 133pp Jonathan Cape, London 1988. 1st edition. Very good copy in very good dust jacket. .
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The Fifth Child.
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Alfred A. Knopf,, 1988.. 1st. Hardcover. Collectable, very good. First printing. Almost like new book and jacket, jacket not price-clipped (16.95). Book as new except upper page edges a little soiled due to being dusty for a long time. Jacket has slightest (barely visible) wear. Stated first edition Original edition, not book club. Very nice condition. **We… Read more
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The Fifth Child
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Fine in very good plus dustwrapper. Book has remainder mark, dustwrapper has minor rubbing on cover. 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.
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THE FIFTH CHILD
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1988. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. In the unconstrained atmosphere of England in the late 1960s, Harriet and David Lovatt, an upper-middle-class couple, face a frightening vicissitude. As the days' events take a dark and ugly turn nearing apocalyptic intensity, the Lovatts' guarded contentedness and view of the world as a benign… Read more
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The fifth child
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New York, Knopf, 1988, 151p, cloth with wrappers -
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The Fifth Child
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Hardcover. 1988. 1st Edition. 8vo 133pp . Very Good in Fine DJ. Small red remainder mark on top edges at spine .
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The Fifth Child
by Doris Lessing
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Vintage Books, 1989. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 144 pages. 8.50x5.25x0.50 inches.
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The Fifth Child
by Doris Lessing
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1988. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in good condition. Book club edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Book club edition. The dust jacket… Read more
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Fifth Child
by Doris Lessing
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1988. 1st Edition. hardcover. F/F. 8vo, 133pp. Fine copy
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