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Imaginary Magnitude
by Stanislaw Lem
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine /Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0151441189
- ISBN 13
- 9780151441181
- Seller
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Garrison, New York, United States
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About This Item
Harcourt. DJ in archival cover, small closed tear. Full letter line starting with A. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1984.
Synopsis
These wickedly authentic introductions to twenty-first-century books preface tomes on teaching English to bacteria, using animated X-rays to create "pornograms," and analyzing computer-generated literature through the science of "bitistics." "Lem, a science fiction Bach, plays in this book a googleplex of variations on his basic themes" (New York Times Book Review). Translated by Marc E. Heine. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
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Details
- Bookseller
- J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010128
- Title
- Imaginary Magnitude
- Author
- Stanislaw Lem
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0151441189
- ISBN 13
- 9780151441181
- Publisher
- Harcourt
- Place of Publication
- San Diego
- Date Published
- 1984
- Pages
- 248
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints
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Garrison, New York
About J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints
We are a 50 year old, third generation antiquarian bookshop nestled in the bucolic Hudson Highlands of New York's historic Hudson Valley, less than a mile from a transverse of the Appalachian Trail. While we have strong first edition literature and poetry collections, we specialize in New York, history, and Americana. We are a proud member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA).
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