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Dialogi: O Zmartwychwstaniu Atomowym; Teorii Niemoznosci; Filozoficznych Korzysciach Ludozerstwa; Smutku W Probowce; Psychoanalizie Cybernetycznej; Elektrycznej Metampsychozie; Sprzezeniach Zwrotnych Ewolucji; Eschatologii Cybernetycznej; Osobowosci Sieci Elektrycznych; Przewrotnosci Elektromozgow; Zyciu Wiecznym W Skrzyni; Konstruowaniu Geniuszow; Epilepsji Kapitalizmu; Maszynach Do Rzadzenia; Projektowaniu Systemow Spolecznych
by LEM, Stanislaw
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Krakow: Wydawnictwo Literackie, 1957. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 322pp, [1]. First edition, first impression, one of only 3000 copies, most pages uncut. In Polish. The collection of eight short stories written between 1948-1956. The work refers in form to the Three Dialogues between Hylas and Filonouse, the treatise of George Berkeley of 1713 - a lecture on the philosophy of subjective idealism. Lem borrowed the names of the interlocutors from the English bishop's treaty: Hylas and Filonous. The first of these names means "bodily", "material"; second: "mental", "intellectual". For both Berkeley and Lem, Hylas is a naive enthusiast during the talks, Filonous - a prudent sage. Origianl pictorial soft cover cloth. The spine and edges has some wear, cover is slightly soiled, tanned edges, very small worm holl on the front of block. A very good copy, with no inscriptions or marks, nice shape. .
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- Bookseller
- Michal Sawka Rare & Collectable
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001135
- Title
- Dialogi: O Zmartwychwstaniu Atomowym; Teorii Niemoznosci; Filozoficznych Korzysciach Ludozerstwa; Smutku W Probowce; Psychoanalizie Cybernetycznej; Elektrycznej Metampsychozie; Sprzezeniach Zwrotnych Ewolucji; Eschatologii Cybernetycznej; Osobowosci Sieci Elektrycznych; Przewrotnosci Elektromozgow; Zyciu Wiecznym W Skrzyni; Konstruowaniu Geniuszow; Epilepsji Kapitalizmu; Maszynach Do Rzadzenia; Projektowaniu Systemow Spolecznych
- Author
- LEM, Stanislaw
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Wydawnictwo Literackie
- Place of Publication
- Krakow
- Date Published
- 1957
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Michal Sawka Rare & Collectable
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About Michal Sawka Rare & Collectable
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