Sirian Experiments by Lessing Doris (163 results)

Condition: Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

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. 1st. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.12.

Condition: Fair. First edition copy. . Good dust jacket. Former Library book. From the library of science fiction and fantasy writer, editor, publisher and prolific book reviewer D. Douglas Fratz. (science fiction, sci-fi).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First US Edition. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. First American Edition. Tall 8vo. 288 pages. Black cloth. Fine condition but for remainder mark on lower edge of text block. Dustjacket price intact, 1-inch tear/abrasion to top edge of front cover of dj. Third book in the cycle of visionary novels, Canopus in Argos: Archives. ISBN 0394512316; tall 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 288 pages.

First Edition. Owner's name fep and on rear of dust jacket. Dust jacket has tiny closed tear top edge, otherwise VG. In clear protective cover. Size: Large Octavo.

Condition: FINE. First American edition. The third and final book in the Canopus in Argos: Archives series. 288 pp. Fine in a good dustjacket (tape repaired tears to lower edge of front cover of dj.).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: N-Fine. 1st Edition. A square solid tight cleancarefully read copy. The priced jacket has some light soil, light edgewear, a really short closed tear. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Flawless copy. Unnmarked, complete. Jacket is unclipped, bright, unchipped. ALL DUST JACKETS ARE PROTECTED IN PLASTIC SLEEVES.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Hardcover dj/ pub.1981/VG condition/288 pages- The Report by Ambien II, of the five. (C93984).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition. 288 numbered pages. Near fine condition with owners name on front flyleaf in very good dust jacket that has slight tearing on front and back. (AA2).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. First edition hard cover, in very condition, with unclipped dust jacket in good condition. General shelf and handling wear, including tanning to cover, and creasing and wear to DJ edges, corners and folds. Pageblock tanned. Within, pages are tighty bound, and content is unmarked. CN. Used.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st UK Edition. Only light wear & scuffing to glossy B&W dust jacket ; A bright, solid book, DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; Canopus in Argos: Archives #3; 8.60 X 5.40 X 1.20 inches; 288 pages; The Sirian Experiments is a 1980 science fiction novel by Nobel Prize in Literature-winner Doris Lessing. It is the third book in her five-book Canopus in Argos series and continues the story of Earth's evolution, which has been manipulated from the beginning by advanced extraterrestrial civilizations. This book relates directly to the first book in this series, Shikasta which is the history of the planet Shikasta (an allegorical Earth) under the influence of three galactic empires, Canopus, Sirius and their mutual enemy, Puttiora. Shikasta is told from the Canopean viewpoint. The Sirian Experiments (subtitled The Report by Ambien II, of the Five) tells the story of Shikasta from Sirius's point of view and describes their activities on the planet and their strained relations with Canopus. Lessing stated in an afterword in the next book in this series that The Sirian Experiments and The Making of the Representative for Planet 8 were inspired by her 50-year fascination with the ill-fated 1910-13 Antarctic expedition of Robert Falcon Scott.The Sirian Experiments is a 1980 science fiction novel by Nobel Prize in Literature-winner Doris Lessing. It is the third book in her five-book Canopus in Argos series and continues the story of Earth's evolution, which has been manipulated from the beginning by advanced extraterrestrial civilizations. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1981. This book relates directly to the first book in this series, Shikasta which is the history of the planet Shikasta (an allegorical Earth) under the influence of three galactic empires, Canopus, Sirius and their mutual enemy, Puttiora. Shikasta is told from the Canopean viewpoint. The Sirian Experiments (subtitled The Report by Ambien II, of the Five) tells the story of Shikasta from Sirius's point of view and describes their activities on the planet and their strained relations with Canopus. Lessing stated in an afterword in the next book in this series that The Sirian Experiments and The Making of the Representative for Planet 8 were inspired by her 50-year fascination with the ill-fated 1910-13 Antarctic expedition of Robert Falcon Scott.".

Hardcover; First Printing. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. First Edition. First British edition, a very nice copy with a little toning to the pages in protected DJ. ; Canopus In Argos; 8.6 X 5.4 X 1.2 inches; 304 pages.

Condition: FINE. First American edition. The third and final book in the Canopus in Argos: Archives series. 288 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Hardbound. Condition: with no dust jacket. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Vg-G/DJ.

Paperback (VG): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Softback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No dustjacket. First. Fist UK edition paperback which is in very good condition for its age. Age tanning to pages. Spine faded. Some creasing to covers. The third book in Doris Lessing's visionary novel cycle Canopus in Argos: Archives. The Report by Ambien II, of The Five. IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DESPATCH.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. Hardbound. Fine in a fine dust jacket. A tight, clean copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. GIFT QUALITY First Edition, a very good condition hardcover in a very good condition dust jacket, price present, clean pages.

First edition, first printing. Some wear, but generally fine in very good dustjacket with wear and some loss to the top edge.

Hardcover. Reprint. 288 pages. 22 x 14 cm. Unclipped dust wrapper. Fresh copy. Orig. blue cloth. Fine in fine dust wrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First American edition. Volume three only. Large octavo. 291pp. Black cloth. A fine copy in very good dust jacket; jacket has two one-inch tears on front panel, with faint sticker mark, rear panel has two small tears, else crisp and bright. Third in a series of novels, "Canopus in Argos: Archives." Doris Lessing (born in 1919), British novelist, playwright and poet, won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2007.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Stated first edition. The black cloth binding is clean, tight, and square, with square unbumped corners. The contents are clean and bright with no spotting and no inscriptions. The unclipped dust jacket ($11.95) is clean, fresh and unworn. All is now protected in a removable mylar cover. From the blurb: "This is the story, told by herself, of the education of a woman named Ambien II, an official, one of the Five - the highest level of the Sirian Colonial Service and the hidden rulers of the Sirian Empire for thousands of years. She has lived for centuries with the serene conviction that her Empire, Sirius, is the crown of the galaxy".

Decorated hard cover. Stated first edition. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine (very light edge wear) dust jacket (in mylar). 290 pps.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First American hardcover editions, with dust jackets, published by Knopf.Canopus in Argos: Archives, The Sirian Experiments, The Making of The Representative For Planet 8. Volumes 3 and 4 of the series. Science-Fiction series focused on accelerated evolution. Both volumes are first edition, first printings of the American hardcover editions. Volume 3 published 1980, Volume 4 published 1982. Dust jackets are not price clipped. Both jackets have edge wear, short closed tears along the edges, some fading to the spine panel, though all lettering is legible. Jacket for Volume 3 has chips on the back panel, one at the top right, one at the bottom left. Jacket for volume 4 has a chip at the top right corner of the front panel, about 1" X 1". Both volumes are 6-1/2" X 9-1/2". volume 3 is 288 pages, Volume 4 is 146 pages. Black cloth covered boards, sewn bindings. Some age foxing spots to the pastedown pages, top edges, and fore edges of the text block. Bindings are tight. No former ownership marks, no writing on the text pages. These are not library discard copies. Attached photos are of the copies we have in our inventory.

8vo, orig. cloth gilt. A fine copy in fine dustwrapper. The third book in the Canopus in Argos Archives Series.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good+ in a Very Good dust jacket. Chip to rear panel's lower edge. First Edition stated. ; 9.40 X 6.50 X 1.10 inches; 288 pages.