Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first UK edition, first printing hardcover copy of The Cleft by Doris Lessing in a new archival wrap. First UK Edition described, 2007 Fourth Estate. First Printing with full number line. 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, clean page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, two bumps to side edges and strong corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The rear end paper and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with the price on the front flap and mild surface wear. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
In this fascinating and beguiling novel, Lessing confronts the themes that inspired much of her early writing: how men and women manage to live side by side in the world and how the troublesome particulars of gender affect every aspect of our existence.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
