Shikasta Re Colonised Planet by Lessing Doris (83 results)

Paperback. Condition: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Inscription on the first page, typically just a name but may include a dedication or a brief personal message.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.

Condition: Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. 437.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Hardcover first edition, 1979, USA, in near fine condition. No dust jacket.

Paperback. first edition. near fine trade paperback edge rubbing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Emissary (Grade 9) 87th of the Period of the Last Days. Heavy book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. Publication of 486 pages. There are minor marks on the inner part of the dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed. The boards are in good condition. Internally the pages are clean and complete. Tightly bound and presented in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Pub by Alfred A. Knopf, 1979, stated 1st American Edition. NOT exLib. Near-Fine cond. hardcover w/ VG-minus unclipped ($10.95) dustjacket now in archival grade Brodart. Book is complete, intact & unmarked. Approx 1-1/2"x2"x2-3/4" chip out of upper right corner of back side of dj, along w/ approx 3" associated closed tear, o/w only light edgewear. 365pp + 1pp. Square, straight, tight, bright & clean, overall NF/VG- cond. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear, gift notation on front pastedown, slight yellowing of pages. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 365 pages; "This is the first volume in the series of novels Doris Lessing calls collectively Canopus in Archives. Presented as a compilation of documents, reports, letters, speeches and journal entries, this purports to be a general study of the planet Shikastaclearly the planet Earthto be used by history students of the higher planet Canopus and to be stored in the Canopian archives. For eons, galactic empires have struggled against one another, and Shikasta is one of the main battlegrounds. Johar, an emissary from Canopus and the primary contributor to the archives, visits Shikasta over the millennia from the time of the giants and the biblical great flood up to the present. With every visit he tries to distract Shikastans from the evil influences of the planet Shammat but notes with dismay the ever-growing chaos and destruction of Shikasta as its people hurl themselves towards World War III and annihilation.".

Hardcover. First edition (& 1st printing). First volume in the (five volume) Canopus in Argos: Archives sequence of sf novels. Fine copy in a fine dustjacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 8vo. Canopus in Argos: Archives. Full blue cloth. xi, 365 pp. Stain to spine head and top edge of front board. A few small stains to top and fore edges of text block. Dust jacket is price clipped, age toned and lightly bumped to extremities, stained to reverse. In the extraordinary career of Doris Lessing no work has been more ambitious or more startling. Those who have followed Lessing's evolution as a writer will recognize in this first book of her visionary novel-sequence, Canopus in Argos: Archives, certain of her old preoccupations transformed and developed on this space-age stage of star-Empires, evolving or dying or damaged planets, celestial management (or mismanagement), the givers of good for mankind and the wicked ones from the thieving planet that preys on us.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. All first edition, first impressions. A superior set with only sl. flaws. All have Unclipped Jackets. 1. Shikasta. Fine in a Fine unclipped d/w (very sl browning to edges and spine lettering)) 2. The Marriages Between Zones Three, Four, and Five. Fine in a Fine d/w 3. The Sirian Experiments. Fine in a Fine d/w. (A couple of marks from the inside of the jacket slightly show through to the front) 4. The Making of the Representative for Planet 8. Fine in a Fine d/w. 5. The Sentimental Agents in the Volyen Empire. Fine in a Fine d/w. (A couple of marks from the inside of the jacket slightly show through to the front).

Condition: G PB. 1st ed thus. Personal psychological historical documents relating to visit by Johor (George Sherban), Emissary (Grade 9), 87th of the period of the last days.

1st edition / 1st printing hardback with dust jacket Nice copy octavo 365pp., Very nice copy in very good unclipped dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Five Volumes 8vo., 148pp. Beautiful Stated First American Editions of Lessing's Magnus Opus, published between 1979 and 1983. Uniformly bound in black cloth with titles in gilt on spine. All volumes are square, tight, and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jackets , ($15.95), have a hint of edge-wear and Volume 1 has a 1" closed tear on the rear panel. All are fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, or toning. A gorgeous collectable set at a great price.

Softcover. Uncorrected Proof. Octavo, 319 pages. In Good condition. Yellow spine with black lettering. Covers have mild shelving wear, bending wear along the rear fore head corner, stains throughout, and small tears along the spine corners. Textblock is lightly cocked, has bending wear from pages 191-197, moderate wear along the edges, mild age-toning along the edges, and stains along the edges. Signed flat by Doris Lessing on the title page. DL consignment. Shelved Room C. 1391304. Special Collections.

First Edition. First Edition. large octavo, cloth in dust jacket. Knopf, The first in the novel-sequence series Canopus in Argos: Archives. The copyright page states "First American Edition" but the American, Knopf edition precedes the London, Cape edition by one month. First volume in the novel-series Canopus in Argos: Archives. A very fine copy in a fine dust jacket with just a mild wrinkle to top of spine. Not price clipped. large octavo, cloth in dust jacket.

Cloth Backed Boards. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First U.S. Edition. Octavo, Pp. 365. First American edition, 1979. The first of a series of novels with the overall title Canopus in Argos: Archives. Owner's name to endpaper, else fine in black cloth with gilt titling to spine. Dust jacket, now in mylar, has several small chips to edge. Inner hinges and pages are in very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Doris Lessings epic five volume science fiction series mixing Sufi mysticism with advanced civilizations. All five in lovely condition with just the very slightest tanning to the white on a couple of the jacket spines. All are first printings. Size: Octavo . 5-volume set (complete). Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; For further information on this title or for further photographs, please click on the "Ask Seller a Question" button directly underneath this listing. We aim to reply within three working days. Buyers from OUTSIDE of the UK are strongly recommended to make contact, to ask for an accurate shipping cost, BEFORE buying.

Cloth with dust wrapper. Condition: Very Good. First Edition - First Printing. All first printings - 364 + 244 + 288 + 178 + 144 pag. not price-clipped.

Hardcover. - 1981 five first editions hardcover. fine books fine jackets some spine bumping, one store stamp inside, one bookplates, one review slip,

5 vols. 8vo, publisher's black cloth in dust jackets. Vol. I states First American Edition; Vols. II-V state First Edition. A fine set in fine dust jackets. Canopus in Argos: Archives, 1-5.

Octavo, five volumes, cloth. First editions. Complete set of Canopus in Argos: Archives comprising RE: COLONISED PLANET 5 SHIKASTA (1979), THE MARRIAGES BETWEEN ZONES THREE, FOUR, AND FIVE (1980), THE SIRIAN EXPERIMENTS (1981), THE MAKING OF THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR PLANET 8 (1982), and DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE SENTIMENTAL AGENTS IN THE VOLYEN EMPIRE (1983). An epic tale of the major galactic empires: Canopus, Sirius and Puttiora, and their rivalries and interactions. "Shikasta is Earth, whose history -- extended over millions of years -- is here put into the cosmic perspective, observed by Canopeans who seem to be in charge of galactic history although responsible to some higher, impersonal authority. The sequels follow the exploits of various human cultures whose affairs are subtly influenced by the Canopeans; all share the remotely detached perspective the transforms the way in which individual endeavors are seen. Thoughtful and painstaking." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-664. "Lessing is a major novelist, and her first full-blown foray into SF caused some consternation and controversy. It also elicited much praise. The philosophical tale of galactic empires in conflict, the opening volume concerns the visit of an emissary from benign Canopus to the colonized (but fallen) planet Earth, now renamed 'Shikasta.' Here and in the following volumes, our planet's affairs are put into a very wide context indeed." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 325. "Lessing's primary cosmological and ethical source is the Old Testament, though she blends in stuff from Blake, Gilgamest, Celtic and Arabic traditions; and of course von Daniken." - Colin Greenwood, Foundation. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, pp. 394; 401; 412; 418. A fine set in fine dust jackets. (#169571).

First U.K. Editions. First Impressions. Five octavo volumes (22.5cm); blue paper covered boards titled in gilt on spine; pale gray/blue topstain; dustjackets; 365; 245; 288; 145; 179pp. All are Near Fine or better with topstain faded on most volumes. The dustjackets are uniform, designed by David Prout; unclipped (priced £5.95 - £7.95 net), the third volume has a publisher's price sticker over the original price; Near Fine or better. Solid set of the author's only work of science fiction. "Places the crisis of human self-striving into a metaphysically conceived interstellar frame.tinged with Sufi mysticism." CLUTE & NICHOLLS, p.714. BARRON 4-333.