The Making Of The Representative For Planet 8: Canopus In Argos; Archives

Doris Lessing

ISBN 10: 039451906X / ISBN 13: 9780394519067

Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1982

About this Item

First edition stated. 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 Book; binding tight with minor lean to top spine, mild bump to top rear corner else boards straight and clean; modest pencil erasure to top front free end page else text free of marks, appears barely read. Dust jacket ($11.95) has mild chipping to mostly spine and flap fold ends with pea sized paper loss to bottom rear flap fold end, mild fading to spine with five closed tears 1/4" to 1" to edges and mild soiling to rear cover. Color sharp to covers. Under archival quality mylar cover. Photos upon request. Packed well and shipped in a sturdy box.

Seller Inventory # 122220SP2

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Making Of The Representative For Planet 8: Canopus In Argos; Archives
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York
• Publication Date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 039451906X
• ISBN 13: 9780394519067
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 1 pound

About this title

Synopsis

Planet 8, a prosperous world with intelligent, vital inhabitants, is transformed by an Ice Age, a change that causes a critical variation in lifestyle and a drastic reappraisal of the meaning and value of life

About the Author

Doris Lessing was one of the most important writers of the second half of the 20th-century and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature 2007. Her novels include "The Grass is Singing", "The Golden Notebook" and "The Good Terrorist". In 2001, Lessing was awarded the David Cohen Prize for a lifetime's achievement in British literature. In 2008, "The Times" ranked her fifth on a list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945". She died in 2013.