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Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by A Square [Edwin A. Abbott] - 1884

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Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by A Square [Edwin A. Abbott] - 1884

Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions

by A Square [Edwin A. Abbott]

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London: Seeley & Co.. London, Seeley & Co., 1884. First Edition. First Impression. Paperback. A good copy. An adventure set mostly in a literally two-dimensional world. A challenging book to write no doubt, but, other than the misogyny, a great read. Cawthorn and Moorcock rank it as one of their 100 best fantasy books (to 1988) [Cawthorn & Moorcock, p34]. Condition: jacket in very nice shape but very toned over the years, corners bumped, chipped and worn. A defective copy with eight pages having not been printed (i.e. left blank) - no indication that this is an issue point. [8576, Hyraxia Books]. . Good. Paperback. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1884.
  • Bookseller Hyraxia GB (GB)
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  • Publisher Seeley & Co.
  • Place of Publication London
  • Date Published 1884
  • Keywords SCIENCE FICTION,ANTIQUARIAN,

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Flatland: a romance of many dimensions

by A. Square (Edwin A. Abbott)

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London, UK: Penguin Books, 1987. Book. Good. Trade Paperback. Reprint Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. G/none, used, color illustrated stiff paper wraps, 91pp plus ads to rear. 4th printing, Interior clean, no marks, pages toning, binding tight. Shelf rubbing to wraps, no chips or tears, corners slightly rubbed..
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by A. Square

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Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1950. Fifth Edition. Paperback. Acceptable/No Jacket as Published. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Type: Book N.B. Previous owners inscription to inside front cover. Sewn text block is detached from cover. Peeling to paper on spine. (MATHEMATICS)
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Roberts Brothers, Boston, 1891. Hardcover. Good. 12mo, hardcover. No dj, green cloth. Good condition. Former library book, single "discarded" stamp, no other library markings. Recased, a bit crudely, new endpapers, original spine still present. Light chipping to first few pages' upper corner; no writing or marking to text. 155 pp. Early editions of this title quite uncommon.
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by A Square (Edwin A. Abbott); William Garnett (intro.)

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Oxford, England: Basil Blackwell, 1932. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 4th Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stiff unprinted manila wraps, deckled text block edges, in tan integral (French-style) dust wrapper lettered/illus. in black. Both jacket panels are moderately soiled with fingerprints and toned; binding is cupped and shows a mild lean. xvi,102 pp. Scattered mild soiling/foxing along some fore-edges, interior otherwise clean. Stated 4th edition, revised. Accompanied by an insert for another Blackwell publication, The History of the City of London School 1442-1837-1937 (1937). Exceptionally scarce early edition..
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Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions

by A Square ( Edwin Abbott Abbott)

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Little Brown, 1929. Hardcover. Very Good. book in great shape light blue boards with green image of Flatland on front VG+
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by A Square (Edwin A. Abbott)

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London: Basil Blackwell, 1932. Fourth Edition. Softcover. Very Good, bound in original pictorial wraps. Toning, edge wear including a few short tears, smudging, a few other blemishes to wraps. Foxing to interior. No markings to text. 8vo, 8 3/4"h x 7"w.
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Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions

by A Square [Edwin Abbott Abbott] | William Garnett (With Introduction by)

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Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1929. Hardcover. Third American Edition, First Printing, inclusive of the William Garnett introduction. 5 x 7.75in. xvi. 155pp. Publisher's ribbed cloth boards with Flatland map decoration. VERY GOOD in Poor dust jacket protected in a removable archival cover. The book with very slight shelf rubbing of the bottom edge, endpapers lightly and evenly toned, a suggestion of toning at the margin throughout the text-block, otherwise the binding remains strong and tight, the text is clean and unmarked, and the boards remain bright and distinct. The dust jacket is toned, parts of the spine are missing and the two sections are held together with single small pieces of tape on the verso, slight discoloration of the back panel, otherwise is not price-clipped with the front and back panels complete. As pictured.
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by A. Square [Pseudonym of Edwin A. Abbott]

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London: Seeley & Co, 1884. First Edition. Very Good. First edition, first printing. Bound in contemporary three quarters leather over marbled boards with original plain stiff front and rear wrappers bound in. Very Good with hairline crack to bottom end of front joint, wear to extremities, and rubbing. Bookplate removed at front pastedown. Contents worn and soiled with light chipping to wrappers. Several hinges slightly over opened, binding tender. A novella satirizing hierarchy in Victorian culture, while serving as a lesson in geometry.
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