Documents relating to the Sentimental Agents in the Volyen Empire (Canopus in Argos: Archives) by Doris Lessing - 1983-05-26

Jonathan Cape, 1983. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Jonathan Cape, 1983. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

London: Jonathan Cape. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. 0224021303 . Dust jacket shows light edge wear ; A bright, solid book. DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; Canopus in Argos Archives; 8.60 X 5.60 X 1.10 inches; 179 pages; "...the fifth and final instalment in the visionary novel cycle 'Canopus in Argos: Archives'. 'The Sentimental Agents ...' is set in the declining Volyen Empire as the empires of Sirius and Shammat compete to overwhelm it with rhetoric and false sentiment. The Canopean Empire deploys covert agents to help the Volyens resist. But one of these agents, Incent, succumbs to 'Undulant Rhetoric', and Agent Klorathy must go to Volyen to help him see through the empty words that have beguiled him. Once more employing alien races to identify human failings, Lessing uses social and political satire to show how we misuse speech (and speeches) and delude ourselves with self-aggrandizing notions about the… Read More

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Jonathan Cape, 1983-05-26. Hardcover. Very Good. 1.1000 8.6000 5.6000. First edition.

Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1983. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,500grams, ISBN:0224021303

Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1983. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN:0224021303

Jonathan Cape, 1983-05-26. Hardcover. Very Good. 1983 UK 1st edition, Fine/Near Fine DJ in Mylar, clean & bright, price-clipped dustjacket has tiny nick at heel of spine, in Mylar, square corners, no markings found, not a remainder, a nice copy.

Jonathan Cape, 1983-05-26. Hardcover. Very Good. 1983 UK 1st edition, Fine/Near Fine DJ in Mylar, clean & bright, price-clipped dustjacket has tiny rubs at top corners, in Mylar, square corners & sound binding, no markings found, not a remainder, a nice copy.

Jonathan Cape, 1983-05-26. Hardcover. Very Good. 1983 UK 1st edition, Fine/Near Fine DJ in Mylar, clean & bright, price-clipped dustjacket has tiny rub at head of spine, in new Mylar, square corners, no markings found, not a remainder, a nice copy.