Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine (see description). 'Earthsea is one of the great creations in fantasy.' Books are: (Earthsea) 1 - A Wizard of Earthsea / 2 - The Tombs of Atuan / 3 -The Farthest Shore / 4 - Tehanu The 1st four books of the 'Earthsea' series. 3 Bantam reprint 1987, Illustrated by Gail Garraty, interior art by Yvonne Gibert, Near Fine condition, Vol 4 Bantam, 1st Edition, 1st Printing 1991, border cover by Ian Miller, spot cover art by John Jude Palencar, Very Good Plus condition with minor edge wear. 1 Penguin / Puffin reprint 1987, cover art by David Simes back and front, interior drawings by Ruth Robbins, ink name on ffep, Near Fine condition / Vol 2 Bantam reprint 1985, illustrated by Gail Garraty, interior art by Yvonne Gibert, ink name on ffep, minor edge wear, Very Good Plus condition / Vol. All 4 softcover (roughly) 7' by 4 1/4' (inches) flat 3 out of 4 uncreased spines, tight clean square & true, all books are in at least Very Good Plus condition or better, Vol. The scans you see are the books you get. David Simee, Yvonne Gilbert, Ian Miller, Gail Garraty, Ruth Robbins, John Jude Palencar, (illustrator). The Hainish Cycle reflects the anthropologist's experience of immersing themselves in new strange cultures since most of their main characters and narrators (Le Guin favoured the first-person narration) are envoys from a humanitarian organization, the Ekumen, sent to investigate or ally themselves with the people of a different world and learn their ways.Soft Covers. Her interest in non-Western philosophies was reflected in works such as 'Solitude' and The Telling but even more interesting are her imagined societies, often mixing traits extracted from her profound knowledge of anthropology acquired from growing up with her father, the famous anthropologist, Alfred Kroeber. She was known for her treatment of gender ( The Left Hand of Darkness, The Matter of Seggri), political systems ( The Telling, The Dispossessed) and difference/otherness in any other form.

Her recent publications include the novel Lavinia, an essay collection, Cheek by Jowl, and The Wild Girls. Le Guin published twenty-two novels, eleven volumes of short stories, four collections of essays, twelve books for children, six volumes of poetry and four of translation, and has received many awards: Hugo, Nebula, National Book Award, PEN-Malamud, etc.

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