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The Marriages Between Zones, Three, Four, and Five (As Narrated by the Chronicles of Zone Three) - Canopus in Argos: Archives
by Lessing, Doris
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good/very good +
- ISBN 10
- 0394509145
- ISBN 13
- 9780394509143
- Seller
-
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good +. SIGNED. 244pp. Octavo [24.5 cm] Black cloth over boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine, and an embossed title on the front cover. With moderate bumping and rubbing to the extremities. In a price-clipped dust jacket. A science fiction novel, and the second book in Doris Lessing's cycle, Canopus in Argos: Archives. Inscribed (recipient not specified) by Doris Lessing on the page listing the series information, following the title page. Lessing writes, "Very sincerely yours, Doris Lessing, 17.7.80 (?) London NW6." With a postcard, signed and dated by Doris Lessing, laid in as well.
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- Bookseller
- Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 50162
- Title
- The Marriages Between Zones, Three, Four, and Five (As Narrated by the Chronicles of Zone Three) - Canopus in Argos: Archives
- Author
- Lessing, Doris
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- very good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 0394509145
- ISBN 13
- 9780394509143
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- patcat; signed; Doris Lessing; first edition; fancon
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About the Seller
Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Salt Lake City, Utah
About Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Ken Sanders Rare Books is a full service antiquarian bookshop in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. We carry an ever-changing inventory of art, ephemera, maps, photography, and postcards in addition to a vast selection of used and rare books along with a few new books. We actively purchase and appraise books in all fields.
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Octavo
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