The Left Hand of Darkness.
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2018. Eight full page, color illustrations by Vanessa Lemen. Signed Limited Edition. Publisher's full black leather, decoratively stamped in gilt, aeg, ribbon marker, housed in publisher's slipcase with illustrated cover label. xvi, 304. 10" x 6.75" Fine in near fine publisher's slipcase with touch of rubbing to gilt. Item #244697
TRADING MEN FOR GETHENIANS
In 1969, science fiction was a world of beat-up paperbacks and nonstop forward action and men. Male main characters, male authors, male interests. Ursula Le Guin changed all of that. She broke into our world, rife with gender stereotypes and war, with Gethen, the frozen home to its ambisexual inhabitants. Genly Ai's exploration of the planet drew readers into a new, deeply philosophical approach to the genre, threaded with folklore and feminist criticisms. The Left Hand of Darkness quickly became the foundational text of feminist science fiction after winning the Hugo and Nebula, making Le Guin the first woman to win both.
Abstract and ethereal, Vanessa Lemen's beautiful illustrations enhance Le Guin's genderfluid thought experiment, crafting Easton Press's Signed Limited Edition into a true work of art.
Limited to 1,200 copies, of which this is 1122, signed by Le Guin on signature page and Lemen on limitation page, including both Certificates of Authentication.
[Anatomy of Wonder, 4-373 for first edition].
Price: $600.00