The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K Le Guin SIGNED 1992 Easton Press Leather Book

Description: The Left Hand of Darkness Signed by Ursula K Le Guin 1992 Easton Press Blue Leather Book with Gold Gilt Page Ends 1970 Hugo Award Winner - Best Novel 1970 Nebula Award Winner - Best Novel 1970 Ditmar Award Nominee - Best International Long Fiction Publication: The Left Hand of Darkness Author: Ursula K. Le Guin Date: 1992-00-00 Publisher: The Easton Press Pub. Series: The Masterpieces of Science Fiction Pages: xviii+213+[4] Format: Hardcover Type: NOVEL Notes: Signature sheet facing the front loose endpaper contains the statement: "This leather-bound Easton Press Collector's Edition is personally signed by Ursula K. Le Guin" below which is the author's signature. "COLLECTOR'S EDITION" (over) "Bound in Genuine Leather" stated on the title page. "The special contents of this edition are copyright © 1992 by The Easton Press..." stated on the copyright page. No stated date of publication. This is a signed limited edition of an unknown number of copies and was available by subscription only. One of The Masterpieces of Science Fiction series, indicated by the logo printed on the endpapers. No ISBN, no printed price, and no dustjacket as issued. The uncredited illustrative cover design is repeated on the back. Pages are gilt-edged and there is a white satin bookmark bound into the book. Published in blue-, green-, and red-leather versions. The order of each printing is unknown. The frontispiece, credited on the title page and the copyright page, is on the page facing the title page. "Collector's Notes" (uncredited) are on a double-sided laid-in sheet. This edition is a facsimile reprint of the 1980 Harper & Row edition. This edition reprints the author's introduction for the 1976 reprint. Locus1 dates this as March 1993, although it is hard to determine the publication date of Easton Press editions. There are four full-page B&W illustrations on unnumbered pages with the artist signature "LBKF". The full-color frontispiece is signed in Kelly Freas' distinctive signature. The title page credits "Illustrated by Frank Kelly Freas and Laura Brodian Kelly Freas" without making a distinction about what each artist did, either separately or in collaboration. Credit for this record is based on the artist's visible signature vii • Preface (The Left Hand of Darkness) • essay by Joan D. Vinge (variant of Introduction to "The Left Hand of Darkness" 1992) xv • Introduction (The Left Hand of Darkness) • (1976) • essay by Ursula K. Le Guin 1 • The Left Hand of Darkness • [Hainish] • (1969) • novel by Ursula K. Le Guin

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