The Making of the Representative for Planet 8 (Canopus in Argos: Archives, Volume 4)

Lessing, Doris May

ISBN 10: 039451906X / ISBN 13: 9780394519067

Published by Alfred A. Knopf Inc., a Borzoi Book, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1982

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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". Lessing stated in the Afterword to this novel that it and The Sirian Experiments, the previous novel in the series, were inspired in part by her fascination with Scott's ill-fated Antarctic Expedition. The entire five volume Canopus in Argos series, of which this is the fourth novel, was also inspired by her interest in Sufi philosophy. ISBN 10: 039451906X / ISBN 13: 9780394519067.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Making of the Representative for Planet 8 (Canopus in Argos: Archives, Volume 4)
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Inc., a Borzoi Book, New York, New York, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 039451906X
• ISBN 13: 9780394519067
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

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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.