The Message to the Planet. by Murdoch, Iris

Viking, 1989, 1989-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 1989 Canadian 1st edition, Near Fine/Near Fine DJ in Mylar, dustjacket has mild shelfwear, in Mylar with price intact, remainder mark on top edge of textblock, bookplate on rear pastedown.

Random House Canada. Used - Good. Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. With remainder mark. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

New York: Random House, 1989. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Near fine in near fine dustwrapper. Remainder marks, pages are a little yellow. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

Random House Canada. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1989. Hardcover. 0394221311 . STiff crisp book, unmarked but for remainder line to lower edge and slightly toned edge; in glossy dust jacket. ; 9.30 X 5.90 X 1.60 inches; 563 pages .

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Toronto: Random House, 1989. Black boards the titles in bright gilt to the spine. Showing very light shelf wear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine in Like D.J.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto: Random House. Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 0394221311 . First Canadian Edition. "Alfred Ludens believes that his friend Marcus Vallar - a brilliant mathematician and philosopher - is in possession of a secret of great significance to mankind." Ships same or next business day. Spine is loose and slightly skewed. Normal edge wear. Bumps on top corners and spine ends. Pen mark on tail edge. Pages are tanned but clean. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has moderate edge and shelf wear. Small creases on top corners and spine ends. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 563 pages .

Toronto: Random House, 1989. Alfred Ludens believes that his friend Marcus Valler - a brilliant mathemetician and philosopher - is in possession of a secret of great significance to mankind. But has Marcus really found some vital "missing link?" Is he a genius or a madman, a fraud or a saint? Can he really raise a man from the dead...? Black cloth boards, gilt title print to spine. No ownership markings. Remainder mark to bottom edge. Dust jacket illustration by David Wyman.. First Canadian Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

This is a first edition of The Message to the Planet, by the British writer Iris Murdoch (1919-1999). It was her 24th novel and was published in 1989.

From the publisher:
For years, Alfred Ludens has pursued mathematician and philosopher Marcus Vallar in the belief that he possesses a profound metaphysical formula, a missing link of great significance to mankind. Ludens' friends are more skeptical. Jack Sheerwater, painter, thinks Marcus is crazy. Gildas herne, ex-priest, thinks he is evil. Patrick Fenman, a poet, is dying because he thinks Marcus has cursed him. Marcus has disappeared and must be found. He is a genius, a hero struggling at the bounds of human knowledge. Is he seeking God, or is he just another victim of the Holocaust, which casts its shadow upon him and upon Ludens? Can human thinking discover the foundations of human consciousness? Iris Murdoch's endlessly inventive imagination has touched a fundamental question of our time.
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