Left Darkness, Signed (29 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Inscribed by author on a loosely laid in page in black pen, "for Lisa & Maria - Ursula K. Leguin" Book Club edition. 5 3/4 x 8 1/2 Book; binding tight with minor lean to spine, boards straight and clean; modest soiling to fore and bottom edges else text free of marks, appears gently read. Dust jacket has mild bumping to mostly spine ends with 1/4" closed tear to bottom front cover by spine. Color bright and sharp. Under archival quality mylar cover. Photos upon request. Packed well and shipped in a sturdy box. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Book Club Edition. Near Fine hardcover in a Near Fine dust jacket. A bookplate SIGNED by LeGuin is laid in (not affixed). Book Club Edition. Overall a bright and attractive copy. 218 pp. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition Thus. Signed Limited Edition. Part of The Easton Press' "The Masterpieces of Science Fiction" collection. Preface by Joan D. Vinge. Illustrated by Frank Kelly Freas and Laura Brodian Kelly Freas. Fine in red leather stamped in gilt. All edge gilt. Signed by Le Guin. A beautiful copy. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A fine, unread UK limited edition hardback, first printing thus - in a fine, unclipped dustjacket - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR via a loosely inserted bookplate - Pictures available upon request. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Limited Edition. LeGuin Signed Limited Edition. 2018 Easton Press. New in original publishers shrink wrap. Signed by Ursula LeGuin on special edition page. Also signed by Illustrator Vanessa Lemen on limitation page. Multiple illustrations both on slipcase pastedown and throughout the text on glossy stock. Limited to 1,200 copies. Certificates of authenticity laid in. Full leather with 24k gilt page edges. Gold silk ribbon marker bound in. A beautiful volume. Ships promptly in a well padded sturdy box. Priority shipping available. Extra charge for overseas shipping may be required. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. New. Signed by author. New in new dust jacket. Signed by author. Brand new in publisher's shrink-wrap, leather-bound, perfect Easton Press. Signed, First Edition. Leather-bound. Brand new! 240 pages Ursula K Le Guin's fantasy classic. Rereleased 52 years after originally published, this is the full leather, exclusive collector's edition from Easton Press. The pages are sewn in, not glued like ordinary books. The hubbed spine is inlaid with 22 KT genuine gold. This one of the most beautiful copies of this Hugo AND Nebula Award winning love you will ever find. Still in the publisher's shrink-wrap, never opened, never read. If you ever wanted to own this book, this is the one! Signed by Author(s).

Mass market paperback. The wraps show only minor wear mostly to the edges, the front and back cover have some minor rubbing and toning. The edges of spine show some wear and the foot of spine shows some pumping and chipping (pictured). Title page is warmly inscribed by the author. Otherwise a clean, solid, unmarked copy in VG- condition. See photos.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition Thus/First Printing with the complete number line; A Near Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket with only light rubbing to the jacket edges, mild sunning to the board edges, a tiny closed tear to the spine foot, and a small stain to the front free paper. SIGNED by the author to the title page. An outstanding copy of this novel, this copy being the 1980 reprint edition (originally published in 1969); winner of both the Hugo and the Nebula, now a classic of Science Fiction; uncommon signed. Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar sleeve and will ship securely wrapped in a sturdy box. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine +. 1st Edition. Great book by brilliant author. SIGNED label bookplate of LeGuin laid in that she mailed to me. Book in NEAR FINE PLUS condition .DJ in NEAR FINE Minus condition with one eighth inch chip at bottom of spine, a one eighth inch chip at top of back of DJ,a one sixteenth inch chip across top of spine, and even smaller chip at each corner. Very slight tanning to edge of DJ.Bright, clean, tight.Shelf 1016. PHOTOS POSTED WITH OUR BOOKS ARE STOCK AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT CONDITION OR EDITION OF BOOK OFFERED FOR SALE. WE DO NOT POST THE PHOTOS. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Great book by brilliant author. SIGNED label bookplate of LeGuin laid in that she mailed to me. Book in Very Good Plus condition (an eighth inch spine slant, two corners very slightly bumped).DJ in VERY GOOD condition with one eighth inch chip to two corners and a corner at bottom of spine,and one quarter inch chip to middle of spine. Bright, clean, tight.Shelf 1002. PHOTOS POSTED WITH OUR BOOKS ARE STOCK AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT CONDITION OR EDITION OF BOOK OFFERED FOR SALE. WE DO NOT POST THE PHOTOS. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Great book by brilliant author. SIGNED label bookplate of LeGuin laid in that she mailed to me. Book & DJ in Very Good condition.Book has "Library Copy" stamped on bottom edge but nowhere else and no call number, no card pocket, no date due slip and no removal residue. Also FFEP has "3003" and "July 22 1969" stamped on it. RFEP has pencilled notes with the kind of references to characterization and events with page numbers that read like a reviewers notes. At those pages the reviewer writer has more handwritten pencilled notes, checks, and a few words underlined (in pencil).Blue top stain incomplete and white at points.DJ complete but has one inch chip at top of spine, quarter inch chip across bottom of spine. Closed short tears to all corners. DJ slightly browned. Book and DJ clean, square, tight.Shelf317 . PHOTOS POSTED WITH OUR BOOKS ARE STOCK AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT CONDITION OR EDITION OF BOOK OFFERED FOR SALE. WE DO NOT POST THE PHOTOS. Signed by Author(s).

1st Edition Custom made Clamshell Collector's Case. Custom Collector's Clamshell Case for the First Edition of Ursula Le Guin's The Left Hand Of Darkness. Superb Custom Fitted Modern Collector's Clamshell Bookcase [Not A Book] No Binding. HAND-CRAFTED by our conservation team, each box is Gilt-stamped at the spine. The case is finished in rich black Nuba® with a 'sculpted design [after the book's distinct illustrated wrapper] on the side.with Blue Cloth and Velour finished interior. Every TBCL case can be finished in a selection of fine leathers & cloths or Nuba® or a combination of both. Nuba® is a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral ph that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck leather. This clamshell is perfectly sized to accommodate your first edition. A Handsome Collector's Custom Case for an important Book. Generally over 100 in-stock titles. Custom Craft available upon request. "Book definitely NOT included" When you place your order: Please confirm the actual size of your first edition as sizes may vary with age especially if covered in mylar. *The text can be altered to add "signed" or other special requests. 1st Edition Custom made Clamshell Collector's Case.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Signed, limited edition. Bound in full leather. Stamped with 22kt gold gilt design on cover front, back and spine. All edges gold. Silk moire fabric end papers. Satin ribbon place holder. Fine binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. For more than 30 years, the Easton Press has been the standard for finely bound, profusely gilt classic leather bindings. *Autographed by author.*. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Limited Edition. Leather-bound limited edition signed by Ursula Leguin on the colophon page. Fine condition. Part of the Masterpieces of Science Fiction collection. Contains certificate of authenticity from Easton, also signed by LeGuin.

Condition: Fine. Collector's Edition. A Leatherbound Volume in Fine Condition. Binding tight and square. Publisher-issued bookplate laid in and unused. Internally clean and unmarked. Hardcover. Octavo. [xviii], 213 pp. Beautiful Collector's Edition Published by Easton Press Signed by Nebula Award-winning Author, Ursula Le Guin. Publisher's Full Blue Leather with Gilt Stamping to Front Board and Spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. We're always buying collectible book collections. Contact us for details. We're happy to provide pictures of all books, please just ask! Signed American Book Club Edition. Book is not signed but comes with a loose bookplate signed by LeGuin. Virtually no wear to jacket. Covers are clean and bright. Edges are sharp. No tears or creases. The book itself is in Near Fine condition. The binding is straight and tight. No remainder mark. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Limited Edition. VERY FINE- with just a touch of loss to the gilded page edges near the silk ribbon marker. Otherwise a new copy with a Square and tight spine. Appears unread. Very Fine slipcase. Personally signed by Ursula K. Le Guin, the American author best known for her works of speculative fiction, including science fiction works set in her Hainish universe, and the Earthsea fantasy series. Signed by the illustrator Vanessa Lemen. DELUXE SIGNED LIMITED EDITION OF 1,200 WITH 2 COAs. Norwalk, CT. Easton Press 2018. Ursula K. Le Guin "The Left Hand of Darkness". Deluxe Illustrated Signed Edition. Cloth slipcase. Personally signed by the author Ursula K. Le Guin along with the illustrator Vanessa Lemen. Limited edition of 1,200. This is number 1,192. Luxuriously bound with full genuine leather. This is the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning masterpiece by the legendary Science Fiction Grand Master in a stunning illustrated Collector's Edition. Deluxe Illustrated Edition. This is the Le Guin's acclaimed science fiction novel with illustrations by Vanessa Lemen. Ursula Kroeber Le Guin was born in Berkeley, California, in 1929. She was the bestselling author of the Earthsea books and the Hainish books, including The Left Hand of Darkness, which was awarded both the Nebula and the Hugo Awards. With the awarding of the 1975 Hugo and Nebula Awards to The Dispossessed, she became the first author to win both awards twice for novels. She passed away in 2018. BOOK FEATURES. Includes all the classic Easton Press qualities: * Premium Leather * Silk Moire Endleaves * Distinctive Cover Design * Hubbed Spine, Accented in Real 22KT Gold * Satin Ribbon Page Marker * Gilded Page Edges * Long-lasting, High Quality Acid-neutral Paper * Smyth-sewn Pages for Strength and Durability * Beautiful Illustrations. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine, Leather Bound. Book accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints to ensure the highest quality binding. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. ; Signed by author on 2nd FEP. ; Signed by Author. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Vanessa Lemen (illustrator). This book is in NEW SEALED condition. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Soft cover original edition with a price of 95 cents on the cover. Short closed tear that has been glued on the top of the cover near the spine. otherwise a very good copy signed and dated 1985 by Le Guin. Some wear along the edges, but the book almost certainly has never actually been read. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as issued. Leo & Diane Dillon, cover art. (illustrator). 1st Edition. Signed by Author(s). This Ace Science Fiction Special in pictorial wraps is the true First Edition. The book has slight wear and rubbing to the covers and light browning of the pages (Ace Books, 47800, $0.95). Signed by the author on the title page.

Leather Binding. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. First Collector's edition. SIGNED by Ursula K. Le Guin as called for on colophon page, along with , Joan D. Vinge, and illustrators Frank Kelly Freas & wife Laura Freas as a bonus. Fine in red leather bibnding with gilt edges & silver satin marker ribbon. Also 2 copies of the Collector's note cards. Terrific array of signatures. ; 5 3/4" x 8 3/4"; 213 pages.

Condition: Very Good ++. Jacket Condition: Very Good ++. 1st UK Edition,13 x 20.4 cm purple boards with silver titles to the spine. 286[2]pp in original unclipped jacket priced at £1.50 and 30s. net. Together with a T.L.S. from Le Guin to Malcolm Edwards the then editor of a Science Fiction Fanzine called Quicksilver, dated 20th April 1971. In it she addresses questions about 'The Left Hand of Darkness' and the first printing of her short story, 'Winter's King' in Orbit 5' (copy included) which she refers to in the letter as "the genesis of the story". A clean bright book without name inscription or bookplate and just a tiny Foyles label on the verso of the front free endpaper. There is also little tape burn on the fore edge of the front free endpaper, presumably from a previous jacket cover, but otherwise the pages are very clean. The dust jacket which is now protected in a removable, clear cover (not shown) is in excellent condition with the merest hint of dust marking to the rear panel and a tiny 3mm tear on the top edge of the rear panel with a touch of associated creasing. The Left Hand of Darkness is probably the most famous examination of androgyny in science fiction. A major theme of the novel is the effect of sex and gender on culture and society. When the book was first published, the gender theme touched off a feminist debate over its depiction of the ambisexual Gethenians. The book won Le Guin the Nebula Award for the Best Novel in 1969, the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1970, the Otherwise Special Retrospective Award in 1995 and was voted 2nd in the All-time Best SF Novels by a Locus Magazine Poll in 1987 only being beaten by Dune. Embracing the aspects of psychology, society, and human emotion on an alien world, The Left Hand of Darkness stands as a landmark achievement in science fiction and Le Guin's signed letter provides significant insight into the origins of the tale. The letter is written to Malcolm Edwards, then the editor of Quicksilver, a Sci-fi fanzine, whist he was still at Kings College Cambridge. Presumably this letter is in reply to research questions regarding the novel Left Hand of Darkness that was to appear in Quicksilver (which Le Guin "looks forward to" in the last line) however, there were only two editions of Quicksilver, in 1970 & 1971. It ended abruptly when Edwards took on editorship of the BSFA magazine, Vector, so the Le Guin article did not appear in Quicksilver. Edwards' first issue of Vector, the 59th, was dated Spring '72 and he explains inside that the contents were originally intended for the never to be published third issue of his own fanzine, Quicksilver even here, there is no Left Hand of Darkness article. Malcolm Edwards would go on to become Sci-fi editor at Victor Gollancz in 1976, where Ursula Le Guin would be one of his authors and later Orion and eventually Chair of Gollancz, a true publishing legend. A wonderfully insightful item. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.

Condition: fine. signed limited. Leather-bound limited edition signed by Ursula Le Guin on the colophon page. Fine condition. Part of the Masterpieces of Science Fiction collection. Book fine, except for damaged upper and lower rear corners.

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Hardcover Edition. First hardcover edition, first printing. Signed by Ursula K. LeGuin on the title page. 286 pp. Bound in publisher's slate paper-covered boards lettered in black on the spine, blue topstain. Near Fine with light rubbing to covers, light fading to topstain, and corners lightly bumped. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light toning and wear, scratch to rear panel. A nice signed copy of this Hugo and Nebula Award-winning classic.

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Reprint. Reprint. Signed by Ursula K. Le Guin on the title page. x, 213 pp. Bound in publisher's blue paper covered boards over dark blue spine cloth lettered in silver. Near Fine with trivial fading and wear to edges. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with small closed tear to top edge of front panel and light rubbing. A sharp copy of Le Guin's Hugo and Nebula Award winning novel with fantastic jacket art by Dan Sneberger.

First Edition. The work that established Le Guin's reputation as a major science fiction author. Winner of the Hugo and Nebula award and coming third in the Locus behind Frank Herbert's Dune and Clarke's Childhood's End. This is the 1st edition 2nd printing, with the Winner of the Hugo and Nebula award notice on the front. Often described as first edition because it has identical pricing and Ace #47800. Inscribed on the title page, " For Don, all the best Ursula Le Guin". A fine copy kept in a acid free polybag for protection. Currey p304; Locke p136. Signed.

First Edition. THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS, Walker, 1969, first edition, near fine in like illustrated dust-wrapper with a half inch closed tear to the lower margin of the rear dust-wrapper panel. The first of the authors 2 HUGO winning novels. Signed by the author on a bookplate laid in.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. [Sci-Fi][Feminism][Literature] [LGBTQ] Le Guin, Ursula K. The Language of the Night, 1979, collects essays in which the author articulates the intellectual foundations of modern science fiction and fantasy while examining how speculative literature can interrogate gender, sexuality, and social hierarchy. Written during a period when feminist scholarship and LGBTQ discourse were reshaping literary criticism, the volume contains Le Guin's influential essay "Is Gender Necessary?" in which she revisits her novel The Left Hand of Darkness (1969) and reexamines her own treatment of gender and language. Addressing the social transformations of the 1960s and 1970s feminist movement, Le Guin reflects on her evolving understanding of gender and political identity, writing: "I considered myself a feminist; I didn't see how you could be a thinking woman and not be a feminist; but I had never taken a step beyond the ground gained for us by Emmeline Pankhurst and Virginia Woolf." Through critical self-analysis and theoretical speculation, the essays situate science fiction as a literary form capable of examining the cultural construction of gender and imagining alternative social structures. Le Guin, Ursula K. The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction. New York: Putnam, 1979. Edited and with introductions by Susan Wood. Signed by Le Guin on the front endpaper. First edition. Original binding in original illustrated dust jacket designed by Virginia Kidd. The volume gathers Le Guin's reflections on the aesthetics and social function of speculative fiction while engaging directly with feminist and gender theory emerging in late twentieth-century literary discourse. In "Is Gender Necessary?" she explains the speculative premise behind the ambisexual inhabitants of the planet Gethen in The Left Hand of Darkness, where individuals assume male or female characteristics only during a reproductive phase known as kemmer. Le Guin describes the experiment directly: "There is no physiological sex role. I eliminated gender, to find out what was left." By removing fixed biological roles, the thought experiment challenges entrenched dualisms such as man and woman, ruler and ruled, user and used. She also considers the ethical implications of such a society, observing that "Because the Gethenians cannot have sexual intercourse unless both partners are willing, because they cannot rape or be raped." The essay further critiques her own reliance on masculine pronouns in the novel and acknowledges the linguistic limitations of English for discussing gender at a time before widely adopted gender-neutral pronouns. Science fiction during the late twentieth century increasingly served as a forum for feminist and queer theoretical inquiry, and Le Guin's essays helped shape that conversation by framing speculative narrative as a tool for examining cultural assumptions. Her conclusion emphasizes the exploratory function of the genre: "Finally, the question arises, is the book a Utopia? It seems to me that it is quite clearly not; it sees no practicable alternative to contemporary society. What it tries to do is to open up a new viewpoint." Original binding in original illustrated dust jacket designed by Virginia Kidd. Light wear to dust jacket extremities, else clean and tight. Overall near fine in very good dust jacket. Signed first edition of Le Guin's major collection of literary criticism connecting feminist thought, speculative fiction, and debates over gender and language in late twentieth-century literature. Signed.