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He isn't human; but he isn't all robot either. He started life in a lab, went to Parochial School, was kidnapped by gypsies, chased by roboticidal, and incompetent, hit-men, told fortunes on the Midway, and finally fostered by an elderly couple who gave up writing science fiction when their stories came true. He's Roderick, the first robot programmed to learn and think, and sent out into the world to re-invent it...
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Roderick, or, The Education of a Young Machine
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. This is the Granada UK first edition. This book is in near fine condition, marred only by light bumps on cover corners and spine ends. Its binding is sound and square, with no spine crease. Covers are unmarked and otherwise unworn, with bright gilt titles on its spine. Pages are unmarked and unworn. Not a remainder. Its dust jacket, now protected by a removable mylar cover, is also in near fine condition: whole, bright, and unmarked, with a light bump on front top edge but otherwise unworn. I will ship this book in a moisture proof zip-loc bag, padded in bubble wrap, inside a sturdy box to assure it reaches its new owner in the same condition as my description. Seller Inventory # 002795
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Roderick, or, The Education of a Young Machine
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 348 pages. The dust jacket is a little worn. The page edges are lightly tanned and foxed with some insect stains on fore-edge. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Seller Inventory # 163833
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Hardcover. First edition (& 1st printing). SF novel, followed by RODERICK AT RANDOM (1990). The two volumes together in Pringle: Science Fiction, The best 100 novels no 94. Fine copy in a fine dustjacket (as new). Seller Inventory # 12806
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Hardcover. Condition: Good (ex-library). Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hardcover. 348 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Granada, UK, 1980. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in good (ex-library) condition and comes in good dust jacket. More specifically: Ex-library with usual marks, stamps, stickers. Edges of boards have moderate wear. Spine has moderate lean. Dust jacket has light creasing. Edges of dust jacket have moderate bumping and minor chips and/or tears. . Dust jacket is protected in clear, plastic sleeve. Edges of pages are slightly soiled. Pages are lightly tanned. 1st end page has been removed. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Roderick is a robot who learns. He begins life looking like a toy tank, thinking like a child, and knowing nothing whatever of human ways. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN: 0246114371. ISBN/EAN: 9780246114372. Inventory No: 21050414. Seller Inventory # 21050414
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Roderick
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RODERICK OR THE EDUCATION OF A YOUNG MACHINE
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Granada, London, Toronto, Sydney, New York, 1980
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Octavo, boards. First edition. Signed on the title page by Sladek. "Roderick is a learning machine, a wide-eyed little robot who wanders like Candide through a crazy near-future America. It's a dense, wide-ranging satire, and the ultimate robot novel. Sequel (actually part two of a long novel that was chopped in half for publishing convenience): RODERICK AT RANDOM (1983)." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 309. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1041. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. Copies of this book signed by Sladek are uncommon. (#167426). Signed. Seller Inventory # 167426
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RODERICK OR THE EDUCATION OF A YOUNG MACHINE
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Octavo, boards. First edition. A presentation copy with signed inscription on the title page by Sladek to "Andy." "Roderick is a learning machine, a wide-eyed little robot who wanders like Candide through a crazy near-future America. It's a dense, wide-ranging satire, and the ultimate robot novel. Sequel (actually part two of a long novel that was chopped in half for publishing convenience): RODERICK AT RANDOM (1983)." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 309. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1041. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. Copies of this book signed by Sladek are uncommon. (#169588). Signed. Seller Inventory # 169588
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RODERICK OR THE EDUCATION OF A YOUNG MACHINE
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Granada, London, Toronto, Sydney, New York, 1980
ISBN 10: 0246114371
ISBN 13: 9780246114372
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Octavo, boards. First edition. Signed on the title page by Sladek. "Roderick is a learning machine, a wide-eyed little robot who wanders like Candide through a crazy near-future America. It's a dense, wide-ranging satire, and the ultimate robot novel. Sequel (actually part two of a long novel that was chopped in half for publishing convenience): RODERICK AT RANDOM (1983)." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 309. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1041. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. Copies of this book signed by Sladek are uncommon. (#169589). Signed. Seller Inventory # 169589