THE DISPOSSESSED: AN AMBIGUOUS UTOPIA. New York, Evanston, San Francisco, London: Harper & Row, Publishers, [1974]. Octavo, cloth-backed boards. First edition. "The novel reveals the author's understanding of anarchist theories with the idea that the personal and political growth of the individual are complementary ... [With her] complex literary, philosophical, and political construction, Le Guin challenges the idea of utopia itself and sets the basis for what has been called the 'critical utopia' -- an imperfect utopia in progress that, by questioning the very notion and convention of the genre, revitalizes it." - R. Baccolini, Fortunati and Trousson (eds), Dictionary of Literary Utopias, pp. 174-6. Winner of the 1974 Nebula and 1975 Hugo awards for best novel. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-640. Pringle, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels 74. Survey of Science Fiction Literature II, pp. 548-53. Neat owner's signature and date on the front paste-down. Touch of foxing to top edge of text block, a nearly fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket with mild wrinkling to upper spine end and just a bit of foxing to the inner surface of the upper edge of the front flap and small area at bottom rear flap fold. (#139603).
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First edition so stated on copyright page and numeric code 74 75 76 77 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1" on page [342].