Book by Stanislaw Lem
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Text: English, German, Polish (translation)
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Seller: Palimpsest Scholarly Books & Services, Brooktondale, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Volume, measuring approximately 6" x 8.75", is bound in blue cloth, with black lettering to spine. Book is in near fine condition, with light foxing to top edge of text block. Binding is firm. Interior is clean and bright. 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 quandary: 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 into a science-fiction plot that sustains excitement to the last.". Seller Inventory # ABE-1647831527882
Seller: B. Brown & Associates, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1st US ed. Fine in price clipped Near Fine dj, with hint of wear at top of spine. Seller Inventory # 112809
Seller: Fiction First, Congleton, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A fine 1st impression in a near fine dustwrapper.The wrapper shows some wear at the corners & edges and is a little scuffed on the back panel. First published in Polish in 1967. Priced at $6.95 on the front flap. This edition translated from the German edition by Wendayne Ackerman. Seller Inventory # 010395
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Seller: BooksRun, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st US Ed. With dust jacket. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way. Seller Inventory # 0816491232-7-1-29