2015, ISBN: 9781552630112

UK,slim rectangular 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.[Chapters 1-10 first published UK,London 1967,chapters 11-12 UK,London 1989.] FINE/FINE.Owner inscrptn - name inked out but date (12.89) rem… Mehr…

UK,slim rectangular 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.[Chapters 1-10 first published UK,London 1967,chapters 11-12 UK,London 1989.] FINE/FINE.Owner inscrptn - name inked out but date (12.89) remains to illustrated beige+white marbled effect ffe and no price- clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork by Anne Robinson,illustrated dw/dj panels,with white+gilt lettering to front cover,black+gilt lettering to spine/backstrip and black lettering to rear panel of dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+ fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain grey cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip,a grey+ yellow striped headband and clean beige+white marble effect illustrated endpapers with aforementioned inscrptn to front ndpapers.UK,slim rectangular 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus,2- 144pp [paginated] includes 12 chapters,12 full-colour,full-page cat paintings,several other thumbnails paintings throughout the text and the book,by Anne Robinson; plus [unpaginated] half-title page,colour vignette illustrated title page,a dedication,and contents list/table. Grey Puss,Black Cat,Rufus,Charles and General Butchkin are among the feline characters Doris Lessing has lived with.With her intensely visual imagination and cool,precise eye,Doris Lessing comes nearer than any writer to understanding the elusive nature of cats,whether they are the half-wild beasts on an African farm or the domesticated creatures who share her life in London. Grey Cat is a spoilt beauty,a show-off,selfish and vain.Black Cat is down-to-earth,modest with a highly developed maternal instinct.In the new stories in this illustrated edition,Rufus is a stray tomcat the colour of fire and with the character of a survivor.General Butchkin is a grave,intelligent actor of a cat.Their life together is as complicated and emotional in its behaviour as that of human beings. Illustrated with Anne Robinson's superb paintings,this book is a brilliant evocation of feline existence and the ultimate gift book for cat lovers and Lessing admirers everywhere. "An unsentimental and unwhimsical,but not unpartisan,study of cat-and- human relationships.An entertaining read for both cat and Lessing connoisseurs." . . .The Observer. Want more Doris LESSING titles? For similar and other titles, please search my MODERN FIRSTS and MODERN FIRSTS2 catalogues. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices, weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too!So,please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!, LONDON.MICHAEL JOSEPH,1989., 5, Toronto, ON: Key Porter Books. Very Good+. 1999. First Edition; First Printing. Paperback. 1552630110 . Top back corner of card cover bumped, pages unaffected ; A bright solid, book ; Trade PB; 270 pages; ..an ordinary woman deflected from the course of her life by an extraordinary event. Gwen Stone thought her life had taken an abrupt nose-dive when Edgar, her husband of twenty years, suddenly decided he wasn't suited to marriage and left her, for freedom and a shiny red convertible. Edgar's freedom, however has been short-lived - and so has he. Seven weeks later, he and his convertible have been mowed down by a train, and Gwen is attending his funeral, swinging between caustic rage, despair and an unfamiliar sense of possibility. "So, 'For the last time, Edgar, good-bye,' Gwen says in a clear, impatient, exasperated voice. She gives the casket an encouraging pat, straightens and marches briskly out of the room, past everyone gaping, through one set of doors, and down a hallway to a heavy set of wooden doors, out into the parking lot and sunshine ...... She's had enough. More than enough. She spreads her arms and lets loose a whoop into the shining, hot sky." From Edgar's funeral Gwen moves on to her new life, and a few hours' solace in the arms of David, a friendly young bartender. David has his own troubles, and the brief encounter between the newly widowed Gwen, and the misunderstood (in his opinion) David, unexpectedly alters both of their destinies. Gwen and David's alternating stories, both humorous and surprising, have wonderfully satisfying resolutions. ., Key Porter Books, 1999, 3<

1999, ISBN: 9781552630112

Toronto, ON: Key Porter Books Limited, 1999. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; Attending her ex-husband Edgar's funeral, Gwen swings between caus… Mehr…

Toronto, ON: Key Porter Books Limited, 1999. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; Attending her ex-husband Edgar's funeral, Gwen swings between caustic rage, despair, and an unfamiliar sense of possibility. From there Gwen moves on to her new life, and a few hours' solace in the arms of David, a friendly young bartender. David has his own troubles, and the brief encounter between the newly widowed Gwen and the misunderstood (in his opinion) David unexpectedly alters both of their destinies., Key Porter Books Limited, 1999, 3<

1999, ISBN: 9781552630112

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Key Porter Books, 1999. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is a tight clean copy. 270pp., Key Porter Books, 1999, 5

ISBN: 9781552630112

Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects., 3

1999, ISBN: 9781552630112

Key Porter Books, 1999. Paperback. Good., Key Porter Books, 1999, 2.5