His Master's Voice (Review Copy)
by LEM, Stanislaw
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
NY: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1983. Bound in black cloth over orange boards, stamped in silver, in dust jacket with Magritte painting on front panel. A stunningt copy of this notable book by Lem. The book comes with two dust jackets -- the one that was under the top jacket is perfect - as if it were printed yesterday. This is a review copy with publisher's sheet laid in. 199 pp. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. Review Copy.
Synopsis
A witty and inventive satire of "men of science" and their thinking, as a team of scientists races to decode a mysterious message from space. "I had the feeling that I was standing at the cradle of a new mythology. A last will and testament...we as the posthumous heirs of Them..."A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
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Details
- Bookseller
- abookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7000580
- Title
- His Master's Voice (Review Copy)
- Author
- LEM, Stanislaw
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- Science Fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- SCIFI; Addbooks95;
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