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NY: Harper & Row 1974. Stated 1st edition. 1st printing with full number line on last pg. Hardcover 8vo 341 pgs. B/w map. Very good in a very good to near fine dust jacket. Spine ends slightly bumped. Slight foxing spots to top edge of textblock. Stamp from 'The World Future Society' in Washington DC on the front endpaper and half title pgs. Contents fine. Jacket is 1st state with 7.95 orig price on flap. Jacket slightly edgeworn. (Utopias, Science Fiction) Inquire if you need further information.

The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia is a novel by American author Ursula K. Le Guin, set in the same fictional universe as that of The Left Hand of Darkness (the Hainish Cycle). It was first published in 1974 and is a tale of two planets, Urras and Anarres, and the lives of their inhabitants, focusing on the themes of anarchism, isolation, and society. The book's protagonist, Shevek, is a physicist from Anarres who challenges and explores the societal norms of both worlds.

To determine if a copy is a first edition of 'The Dispossessed', look for the words 'First Edition', accompanying the date 'May 1974' on the publication details page with 'Harper & Row' as the publisher. Other indicators include the absence of additional printing numbers or the presence of a dust jacket featuring the original artwork.