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A Collection of First Edition Volumes by Doris Lessing
1980Best.-Nr. 885T24London: Jonathan Cape; Harper Collins 1980-1992. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 9" by 6". None. A very smart collection of first edition volumes from British Zimbabwean novelist Doris Lessing. Three volumes. First editions. Written by Doris Lessing a British-Zimbabwean novelist awarded the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature who was the oldest person to ever receive the prize at age 87. This set includes: The Marriage Between Zones Three Four and Five 1980. Volume two from the Canopus in Argos: Archives series of science fiction novels. Depicting the influence of unknown higher powers on interactions between a series of civilizational "zones" that encircle the planet Earth. The Sirian Experiments 1981. Volume three from the Canopus in Argos: Archives series. This novel focuses on the history of Earth from the perspective of visitors from Sirius. These visitors come from a highly managed society with fascist overtones that attempts experiments on lesser civilisations. London Observed 1992. A observation of the city of London England and its inhabitants from the shrewd and compassionate eye of an artist. In the original full cloth binding. Externally excellent. Original dust wrappers are price-clipped other than London Observed which remains unclipped. Wrappers are very smart with light shelf wear only. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine Jonathan Cape; Harper Collins hardcover
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