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London: Michael Joseph, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Signed by Lessing on the title page, housed in a custom clamshell case. Fine in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped (30s net), lightly toned and rubbed at the surface and edges, a small closed tear at the bottom edge. Brown buckram with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. Lessing's magnum opus about writer Anna Wulf and her writing notebooks, an exploration of contemporary social and political issues.

Published in 1962, 'The Golden Notebook' is considered to be Doris Lessing's masterpiece, exploring themes of mental and societal breakdown.