The Invincible by Lem, Stanislaw - 1967

New York: The Seabury Press, 1973. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 21.5 x 14.5 cm. Octavo. 183pp. Blue cloth in dust jacket. First US Edition with no additional printings noted. Originally published in Polish, this is a translation of the German edition by Wendayne Ackerman. Small chip out of head of jacket spine and some edgewear to the jacket. Original price of $6.95 present on front flap. Some foxing to top foredge. On the surface a space opera but with philosophical underpinings and an interesting first contact story. Basis for the 2023 video game by 11 Bit Studios. Reference: Barron, Anatomy of Wonder 3-491.

New York: The Seabury Press, 1973. First American edition. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good. New York: The Seabury Press, 1973. First American edition. 184 pp. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Blue cloth. Black lettering to spine. Light wear to head & heel of dust jacket spine, scattered light markings and several scratches to jacket, else a clean, solid copy. Very good+/Very good.

A Continuum Book. First US edition. Translation by Wendayne Ackerman. Volume, measuring approximately 6" x 8.75", is bound in blue cloth, with black lettering to spine. Book is in fine condition. Price-clipped dust jacket displays light wear at edges, with minor creasing and a small, closed tear at top of rear panel. Rear panel has a b&w photo of the author. Jacket design is by Richard Powers. Dust jacket is preserved in mylar cover. 183 pages."In the grand tradition of science fiction narrative represented by the best of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne, Stanislaw Lem describes the story of a space cruiser sent to an obscure planet to determine the fate of another ship whose communications with Earth have abruptly ceased. On Regis III, Navigator Rohan and the crew of the "Invincible" encounter the classic quandry: what course of action can man take once he has reached the limits of his knowledge? The question of the inexplicable, the bizarre, the problem that lies just beyond analytical reach are women… Read More