The Soul of a New Machine
by Kidder, Tracy
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Like New
- Seller
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Southampton, New York, United States
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About This Item
Franklin Library. First Thus. Hardcover. Like New. First Edition Thus. Published by Franklin Library, 1986. Octavo. Bound in gray leather stamped in gold with gilt stained page ends. Gilt decoration to boards and spine. Four raised spine bands, marbled endpapers and sewn-in satin bookmark. Book is like new; clean and crisp with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. No bookplates or ownership markings. 291 pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell!
Synopsis
Tracy Kidder's non-fiction book, The Soul of a New Machine, chronicles the experiences of an engineering team racing to design a next generation computer under a blistering schedule and tremendous pressure. Published in 1981, it won a Pulitzer Prize and an American Book Award.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Southampton Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 144722
- Title
- The Soul of a New Machine
- Author
- Kidder, Tracy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Franklin Library
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Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Southampton Books
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Southampton, New York
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....