Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity.
by Wallace, David Foster
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2003. First edition of this work which examines the history of infinity, focusing primarily on the work of Georg Cantor, the 19th-century German mathematician who created set theory. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by David Foster Wallace on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Base Art Co./Terry Rohrbach. "Wallace + infinity: wonderful pairing! This is most exquisitely (and hilariously) original science writing. Wallace embraces the incompatibility of mathematics and prose and makes art from it. And it's a great story too" (James Gleick).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 144245
- Title
- Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity.
- Author
- Wallace, David Foster
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- W.W. Norton & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- David Foster Wallace First Edition, Everything and More First Edition David Foster Wallace, Infinity David Foster Wallace
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Raptis Rare Books
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Palm Beach, Florida
About Raptis Rare Books
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- Octavo
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- Title Page
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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