The complete sequence of science fiction novels, which portray a number of societies at different stages of development, over a great period of time. The focus is on accelerated evolution guided by advanced species for less advanced species and societies. Lessing (1919-2013) was awarded the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature. Octavo, five volumes. Original black cloth bindings, with gilt and blind-stamped titling. The dust jackets are lightly toned along the spines, with some mild edgewear to the first volume.

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Title

CANOPUS IN ARGOS: ARCHIVES - Re: Colonised Planet 5, Shikasta; The Marriages Between Zones Three, Four and Five; The Sirian Experiments; The Making of the Representative for Planet 8; The Sentimental Agents in the Volyen Empire

Publisher

Alfred A. Knopf, New York

Publication Date

1983

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First Edition.

Condition

Near fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Very good

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Established in 1981, johnson rare books & archives is located at The Book Shop in downtown Covina, about 20 miles east of Los Angeles. The shop is open six days a week and houses an inventory of some 30,000 titles, ranging from the general second-hand to the truly antiquarian.

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134 N. Citrus Avenue, Covina, CA, 91723, U.S.A.

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