Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K Le Guin, First Edition (41 results)

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. Ship within 24hrs. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed. APO/FPO addresses supported.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. With dust jacket Ship within 24hrs. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed. APO/FPO addresses supported.

Condition: New. 2016. 1st Edition. Hardcover. . . . . .

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. 205pp - covers lightly rubbed and soiled/foxed - light wear to edges and hinges - spine creased - preliminary pages and edges of text block lightly foxed - SCARCE 1st thus - INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE MAY BE REDUCED FOR THIS BOOK - EMAIL FOR DETAILS.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dillon, Leo & Diane (cover by) (illustrator). 1st Edition. This is a 1st edition paperback, second printing. The book is in excellent condition with very light corner wear on the spine. This is NOT a first printing. The first printing has a blue back cover and does not mention sweeping both the Hugo and Nebula awards.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The book has very light wear on the spine tips & 1 bottom corner. The contents are clean & unmarked, the binding is tight. The letter line goes to "a". First Edition of this collection. The dust jacket is clean, bright & unmarked. Like new. $49.75 on the flap.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. The first printing of this paperback original. #47800.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition; Second Printing. Ace #47800; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 286 pages; 1969 Ace Books #47800. Mass market paperback in glossy covers illustrated by Leo & Diane Dillon and with 95 cent cover price. While this example Is frequently marketed as the 1st printing, it is presumably the 2nd paperback printing. While it shares the ACE Book # and cover price with the true 1st, the presence of the Hugo and Nebula Award printed to the cover differs from the 1st and suggests that this printing was reissued with same number and price following the Waker hardcover edition, likely in late 1969 or early 1970. Snugly bound and clean with flat uncreased spine. Publisher's peach colored edge stain solid and uniform. Light shelf bump top front corner with resulting mild stress creasing top corner tips of covers and page stock. Mild shelf rubbing over the spine edges. Moderate but heavier than usual toning in the gutters of the endpages front and rear. Page stock generally bright. Presumably the 3rd overall printing and the 2nd printing of the paperback original edition. About VG.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. 2025 New Edition 1st Printing. Unread new copy.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Owner nameplate on FEP. "798" inked on front flap. Foxing on text block edges. ; 579 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st UK Paperback Edition 4th Printing. This Panther Science Fiction paperback in pictorial wraps is the 4th Printing of the First UK Paperback Edition. The book has slight wear to the extremities (Panther Books, L0.75). Signed by the author on the title page.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. This is an ex-library copy. Dust jacket mylar sleeve was glued to the boards. Spine leans. Stampings, glue residue from pockets. Light age toning. 4.95 on unclipped dust jacket. Not the book club edition. The book unfortunately is in poor condition. 286 pages.

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).

Condition: Very Good. NY: Walker 1969. 1st edition. Hardcover 8vo 286 pgs. Dark gray boards. Blue top stain. 4.94 on front flap. Very good in a good dust jacket. Spine ends lightly worn and bumped. Small discolored area on front cover hinge. Contents clean and binding sound. Jacket edgeworn, chipped and has light soil. (Science Fiction) Inquire if you need further information.

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).

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Printing. Solid with a crease on the spine, small corner creases on each cover, and the covers show light wear.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Ace 47800. Cover price 95 cents. Wear to margins of cover and corners. A dimple impression to front cover. Still very tightly bound. Altogether a sinister book and perhaps a bit gauche.

Condition: Very Good. Dillon, Leo & Diane (cover) (illustrator). 1st Edition. Author's name written in Sharpie on top edge of textblock. Winner of the 1969 Nebula Award and 1970 Hugo Award. Ace #47800. Does not contain notice of Hugo and Nebula awards (making this the true 1st edition). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. y.

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.

8vo., First Edition thus, with illustrated title, illustrations in the text and printed endpapers; pictorial cloth, back lettered in silver, a fine copy in publisher's printed board slip-case. THE FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION OF LE GUIN'S SCIENCE FICTION CLASSIC.

Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition, first printing. Ace Books 47800. Winner of the 1969 Nebula and 1970 Hugo awards. Issued as part of the highly regarded Ace "Specials" series. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-643. Pringle, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels 60. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 319. Survey of Science Fiction Literature III, pp. 1171-77. Just a hint of tanning to inside covers, a fine, unread copy. A lovely copy. (#176494).

Publisher's Pictorial Wraps. Condition: Near Fine. First Paperback Edition, First Printing. A Near Fine Paperback Book in Illustrated Wraps, Issued Without a Dust Jacket. Book continues to present beautifully and seems unread. Light shelf wear and toning is present to extremities. Several trivial instances of whitening are present across the book. Binding is tight and square and text is unmarked. Spine is uncreased. A previous owner's name is present to the FFEP. Wraps designed by Diane & Leo Dillon. Mass Market Paperback. 285pp. ACE 47800.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. This is the first appearance in America of Le Guin's masterpiece. The edges of the text block have darkened over time, a previous owner has written his name in ink inside the cover, but there are no other marks inside the text. The cover is in exceptional condition, the best I've seen. The book was never read so there are no creases on the spine, and there are tiny rubbings along the spine and at two of the corners but nothing else. Has the classic cover art by Leo and Diane Dillon.

Paperback. First Edition. An Ace Science Fiction Special 47800. 1970 Hugo and Nebula winner for best novel. #60 in The 100 Best Novels of Science Fiction, ed. David Pringle, 1985. Retains the Science Fiction Book Club subscription card bound in. Faint reading crease to spine, name on first page. A very good+ copy that still presents nicely. ; Small octavo.

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.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. First Thus. First Edition Thus. Published by Easton Press, 2018. Octavo in slipcase. Hardcover. Black leather with gilt page ends. Signed by author on page in front by both author and illustrator. Book is like new; clean and crisp. No writing, no bookplates. Publisher's Certificate of Authenticity included. A very fine signed copy of Le Guin's acclaimed science fiction novel with illustrations by Vanessa Lemen. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

Early printing of the author's Nebula and Hugo award-winning novel. Octavo, original gray cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Diane- Ursula K Le Guin 11.10.00." Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Lena Fong Lueg. Jacket illustration by Jack Gaughan. A groundbreaking work of science fiction, The Left Hand of Darkness tells the story of a lone human emissary to Winter, an alien world whose inhabitants can change their gender. His goal is to facilitate Winter's inclusion in a growing intergalactic civilization. But to do so he must bridge the gulf between his own views and those of the completely dissimilar culture that he encounters. Embracing the aspects of psychology, society, and human emotion on an alien world, The Left Hand of Darkness stands as a landmark achievement in the annals of intellectual science fiction. "A jewel of a story" (Frank Herbert).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Leo & Diane Dillon, cover art. (illustrator). 1st Edition 1st Printing. 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.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Ed. First paperback ed. Very good condition, moderate over all wear, letter B on front cover, previous owner name blacked out on bottom of page edges. Signed by the author on the title page. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Inscribed by Le Guin on the half-title page. Good in an about Very Good jacket, unclipped ($4.95), bumped at the edges, stained at the foot of the spine and with a small amount of residue above the Walker insignia, a tear at the top of the back flap. Grey paper on the boards, ghost marks at the top and bottom edges. Bound with reading wear and a forward lean, spotted blue top stain with some slight rippling, glue residude on the front endpaper, "cop. 1" written on the title page, clean otherwise. Overall, a minimally marred ex-library copy of this science fiction classic, ranked by Locus as the second-best science fiction novel after Dune.