The Making of the Representative for Planet 8 : Canopus in Argos : First printing

Lessing, Doris

ISBN 10: 0224020080 / ISBN 13: 9780224020084

Published by Jonathan Cape, London, United Kingdom, 1982

About this Item

True first British printing with original unclipped jacket (£6.50). Jacket has faults - namely edge/shelf wear, the odd crease/rub to edges, one very small (approx. 4mms) tear/patch of loss to front upper corner, a little pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine, the odd small mark, a little pushing/bumping to corners, minor patchy browning/odd mark/spots of foxing to reverse (white side), a few small scratches, little patchy creasing/odd small mark/spots of foxing to front/back inner flaps and is in only good condition. Boards are near fine (having been well protected by the jacket) with a hint of pushing to corners, the odd very small mark and minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Pages slightly tanned. Odd small mark/mild foxing to top edge of pages. Odd small mark/spot of foxing to page edges and bottoms. Occasional small mark/spot of foxing to pages. No other faults. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Making of the Representative for Planet 8 : Canopus in Argos : First printing
• Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London, United Kingdom
• Publication Date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0224020080
• ISBN 13: 9780224020084
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

The fourth in Doris Lessing's visionary novel cycle "Canopus in Argos: Archives". It is a mix of fable, futuristic fantasy and pseudo-documentary accounts of 20th-century history.

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.