Making Representative Planet Canopus by Doris Lessing (80 results)

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Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Condition: Good. First edition copy. . Good dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First British Edition. The DJ is unclipped, previous owner name lined out on the front endpaper. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: FIRST / VG. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. used hardcover in a dust jacket. jacket is slightly worn about the edges, but with no tears and not price clipped. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws.

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. 1st. Bound in the publisher's original cloth over boards, spine stamped in gilt, cover stamped in blind. Dust jacket is rubbed at the edges and extremities,.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good condition, with like dust jacket. First Edition. RB. Used.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. First edition hard cover, in very good condition, with unclipped dust jacket in good condition. From the collection of W.L. Webb, the Guardian's literary editor for many years. General shelf and handling wear, including tanning, creasing and wear to DJ cover, edges, corners and folds. Within, pages are tightly bound, and content is unmarked. CN. Used.

First Edition. First Edition. large octavo, black cloth in dust jacket. Knopf, The fourth volume in the novel-sequence Canopus in Argos: Archives. The American edition precedes the London, English edition. An very fine copy in a very fine dust jacket which is not price clipped. large octavo, black cloth in dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A near fine copy, in a near fine dust jacket, of the stated first US edition. The black cloth binding is clean and unworn, with solid gilt lettering to the spine. Everything is tight and square, with unbumped corners. The contents are clean and bright with no ownership inscriptions or other markings of any kind. The unclipped dust jacket ($11.95) is clean and complete, with just the slightest of edgewear and rubbing. It is now protected in a removable mylar cover. From the blurb: "In this volume of the Canopus series, Doris Lessing gives us a microcosm of our emotional - our metaphysical - universe. Hers is a frightening, yet, finally, a consummately hopeful vision, a profound novelist's contribution to the questions that are being asked so frequently and restlessly by scientists in that recently discovered area where the new physics meets traditional mysticism".

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982. First edition. First printing. Hardcover. Full black cloth with gilt spine lettering. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Publisher's original price intact on jacket flap ($11.95). Comes with archival-quality mylar dust jacket protector. A tight clean copy. Octavo, 146 pages. The fourth novel in Lessing's "Canopus in Argos: Archives" series, a cycle of speculative fiction exploring civilization, evolution, and interstellar influence across time and space. The five books in the series are: "Shikasta" (1979), "The Marriages Between Zones Three, Four and Five" (1980), "The Sirian Experiments" (1981), "The Making of the Representative for Planet 8" (1982), and "The Sentimental Agents in the Volyen Empire" (1983). Initially divisive for its departure from realism, the series was later recognized for its visionary scope and philosophical depth. Lessing was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2007 and received other major honors including the Somerset Maugham Award, the Prix Médicis étranger, and the David Cohen Prize for Literature.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First U.S.Edition. Superior copy, gift-quality condition, inside and out, no discernible wear, bright and shiny dust jacket, protected. Apparently unread, spine still crackles. Black cloth over boards, sharp and distinct lettering to spine. First American edition. Big, tall, Imperial octavo hardcover format. 147 pp. This is the fourth in the lengthy series of novels that comprise the Canopus in Argos: Archives series. The author was born 1919 and in 2007 won the Nobel Prize for Literature.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First American edition. Volume four only. Large octavo. 147pp. Black cloth. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. Fourth in the series of novels "Canopus in Argos: Archives." Doris Lessing (born in 1919), British novelist, playwright and poet, won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2007.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Jonathan Cape Ltd 1982, first edition. Binding firm. Pages clean and bright, no markings. Unclipped Dust Jacket. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

1st ed. thus softback with stiff wrappers Very nice copy octavo 190pp.,

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very Good Hardcover with Very Good dustjacket First edition.

[0-394-51906-X] 1982, 1st edition. (Hardcover) Very good in very good dust jacket. 145pp. Remainder marks on the top and bottom edge and the dust jacket is price-clipped. (Science Fiction).

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good+ in a Near Fine price clipped dust jacket. ; 9.6 X 6.5 X 1.0 inches; 144 pages.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ price clipped dust jacket. 1/4 inch open tear at top of front panel. ; 9.6 X 6.5 X 1.0 inches; 144 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Fay Godwin (Author photo) (illustrator). 1st Edition. Stated first edition. Signed by Doris Lessing directly on the title-page. Book in fine condition; dust jacket with faint toning to spine and a bit of creasing to bottom spine end, else fine. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. All first edition, first impressions. A superior set with only sl. flaws. All have Unclipped Jackets. 1. Shikasta. Fine in a Fine unclipped d/w (very sl browning to edges and spine lettering)) 2. The Marriages Between Zones Three, Four, and Five. Fine in a Fine d/w 3. The Sirian Experiments. Fine in a Fine d/w. (A couple of marks from the inside of the jacket slightly show through to the front) 4. The Making of the Representative for Planet 8. Fine in a Fine d/w. 5. The Sentimental Agents in the Volyen Empire. Fine in a Fine d/w. (A couple of marks from the inside of the jacket slightly show through to the front).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Five book set. 1979-1983. Shikasta is a 3rd printing, the rest are first editions. "Planet 8" dust jacket is price-clipped. All books dated on ffep. Wear, handling to dust jackets. Top exterior pages have dotting stains? Some corner's bumped. Expedited or International shipping may cost more.

1st edition / 1st printing hardback with dust jacket As New octavo 145pp., Very nice copy in like unclipped dust jacket.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. All copies are in near fine condition with only light wear. Uncorrected proofs.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Five Volumes 8vo., 148pp. Beautiful Stated First American Editions of Lessing's Magnus Opus, published between 1979 and 1983. Uniformly bound in black cloth with titles in gilt on spine. All volumes are square, tight, and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jackets , ($15.95), have a hint of edge-wear and Volume 1 has a 1" closed tear on the rear panel. All are fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, or toning. A gorgeous collectable set at a great price.

Cloth with dust wrapper. Condition: Very Good. First Edition - First Printing. 144 pag. not price-clipped.

1st edition / 1st printing hardback with dust jacket As New octavo 145pp., Fine copy in price-clipped dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. The Sirian Experiments: Alfred A. Knopf Inc., a Borzoi Book, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1981. First (1st) Printing (no others stated, per publisher's policy) of the "First Edition" (stated). This is the true first edition, published in the USA in December,1980, and preceding the UK publication by Jonathan Cape in March, 1981. As New in a Fine Dust Jacket. Unread. The Text Block is clean, white, tight, straight and square with deckled fore-edges and no markings of any kind. The Binding is full black cloth (color uniform throughout) with the title blind-stamped to the front board, bright gilt title, etc., to the spine, unmarked cream-colored endpapers, and all corners square and sharp. The Dust Jacket is bright, colors uniform throughout, and intact, with a tiny tear to the bottom of the rear panel discreetly closed from behind with archival materials, light wear at the head and heel of the spine, and with the original price ($11.95) intact on the front flap. See photos. ix + 288 + i pages. 6 1/2" x 9 1/2". Short-listed for the 1981 Booker Prize. ISBN 10: 0394512316 / ISBN 13: 9780394512310. ****************************** The Making of the Representative for Planet 8: Alfred A. Knopf Inc., a Borzoi Book, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1982. First (1st) Printing (no others stated, per publisher's policy) of the "First Edition" (stated). This is the true first edition, published in the USA in January,1982, and preceding the UK publication by Jonathan Cape in March, 1982. As New in a Fine Dust Jacket. Unread. The Text Block is clean, white, tight, straight and square with deckled fore-edges and no markings of any kind. The Binding is full black cloth (color uniform throughout) with the title blind-stamped to the front board, bright gilt title, etc., to the spine, unmarked white endpapers, and all corners square and sharp. The Dust Jacket is bright, colors uniform throughout, and intact, with a tiny tear to the bottom of the front panel discreetly closed from behind with archival materials, light wear at top, and with the original price ($11.95) intact on the front flap (and an inked in price below it). See photos. 145 + i pages, which includes a 22 page Afterword by the author. 6 1/2" x 9 1/2". ISBN 10: 039451906X / ISBN 13: 9780394519067. ******************** The Sentimental Agents: Alfred A. Knopf Inc., a Borzoi Book, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1983. First (1st) Printing (no others stated, per publisher's policy) of the "First Edition" (stated). This is the true first edition, published in the USA in March,1983, and preceding the UK publication by Jonathan Cape in May, 1983. Very Fine in a Near Fine Dust Jacket. Unread. The Text Block is clean, white, tight, straight and square with deckled fore-edges and no markings of any kind other than 4 small spots to the top-edge. The Binding is full black cloth (color uniform throughout) with the title blind-stamped to the front board, gilt title, etc., to the spine, unmarked white endpapers, and all corners square and sharp. The Dust Jacket is bright, colors uniform throughout, and intact, with a 1" tear to the top of the rear panel discreetly closed from behind with archival materials, light wear at top and folds, some soiling, and with the original price ($12.95) intact on the front flap. See photos. 179 + i pages. 6 1/2" x 9 1/2". ISBN 10: 0394529685 / ISBN 13: 9780394529684. These books are heavy and will require extra postage for international shipment or expedited delivery.