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WIERD WATER & FUZZY LOGIC:; More Notes of a Fringe Watcher / Martin Gardner
by Gardner, Martin
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1573920967
- ISBN 13
- 9781573920964
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Amherst, New York: Prometheus Books, 1996. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Fine. Figures. 8vo, black cloth with gold lettering on spine, illustrated with a few B&W figures, archival mylar-protected lettered black-&-orange dust jacket (unclipped), 260 pages. VERY FINE / FINE COPY. No previous owner or remainder marks.<br /> <br /> Martin Gardner (1914 - 2010) was an American popular mathematics and popular science writer, with interests also encompassing scientific skepticism, micromagic, philosophy, religion, and literature-especially the writings of Lewis Carroll, L. Frank Baum, and G. K. Chesterton.<br /> <br /> His brilliant essays and annotated editions are pleasures as well as essential tools. This edition collects several, engaging, and important essays.
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8755
- Title
- WIERD WATER & FUZZY LOGIC:; More Notes of a Fringe Watcher / Martin Gardner
- Author
- Gardner, Martin
- Illustrator
- Figures
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1573920967
- ISBN 13
- 9781573920964
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books
- Place of Publication
- Amherst, New York
- Date Published
- 1996
- Keywords
- MATH, PSYCHOLOGY, LOGIC, PUZZLES, PHILOSOPHY, HUMOR, ILLOGIC, ILLUSTRATED
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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