Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.53.
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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.24.
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Condition: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.
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Published by Vintage
Language: English
Seller: BookManBookWoman Books, Nashville, TN, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. NEAR FINE large oversized softcover Book.Bright clean square. No underlining.No notes.No remainder mark. Not bookclub.Not ex library. shelf nr276.
Published by VINTAGE, 2000
Seller: forest primeval, Cherry tree, PA, U.S.A.
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Add to basketPaperback. Condition: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Damaged book. Slightly damaged in some way typically, a grazed corner or torn cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading.
Seller: Reuseabook, Gloucester, GLOS, United Kingdom
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Add to basketPaperback. Condition: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Damaged cover. The cover of is slightly damaged for instance a torn or bent corner.
Published by Penguin, 1982. 777 pp., 1982
Seller: Antiquariaat Hortus Conclusus, Den Haag, Netherlands
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Add to basketPaperback. Some minor traces of use, still a good copy. Text in English. Please see description or ask for photos.
Seller: medimops, Berlin, Germany
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Add to basketCondition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.
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Seller: Nightshade Booksellers, IOBA member, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
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First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First softcover vintage edition. A near fine copy that has red remainder mark on top edge and a tiny nick on front cover. Unmarked and uncreased. See my photos of the book you will receive, not stock photos. More available upon request. This book is in my possession and will be packed in bubble wrap and shipped in a cardboard box. USPS tracking provided. #129.
Published by Penguin, 1980
Seller: antikvariat sacher, Malmö, SKÅNE, Sweden
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Add to baskethft. Condition: Very Good.
Published by Basic Books., New York., 1999
Seller: BookMine, Fair Oaks, CA, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Reprint. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy. 777 pps.
Published by Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, 1984
Seller: LibrairieLaLettre2, Villefranche de Lauragais, France
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Add to basketBroché. Condition: Etat satisfaisant. in-8 Description :777 pp. Couverture frottée avec des petites pliures et rayures. Langue : Anglais Nb de volumes : 1.
Published by München, Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, 1991
ISBN 10: 3423114363 ISBN 13: 9783423114363
Language: German
Seller: BOUQUINIST, München, BY, Germany
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Add to basketCondition: Gut. Taschenbucherstausgabe. XVII, 844 (2) Seiten mit einigen Abbildungen. 22,2 cm. Umschlaggestaltung: Celestino Piatti. Lesetipp des Bouquinisten! Guter Zustand. Douglas R. Hofstadter gelingt es mit Gödel, Escher, Bach, dem Leser ein schwieriges Problem der Mathematik, die Gödel'sche Unentscheidbarkeit, nahe zu bringen und ihre Anwendung auf unterschiedlichsten Gebieten nachvollziehbar darzulegen. Inhalt: Im Mittelpunkt steht die geniale Entdeckung des Mathematikers Kurt Gödel (1906 bis 1978), der 1930/31 versucht hatte, streng mathematisches Denken auf die eigene Wissenschaft anzuwenden. Bei diesem Vorgehen war Gödel auf den nach ihm benannten Unvollständigkeitssatz gestoßen, der das mathematische Denken des 20. Jahrhunderts grundlegend verändern sollte. Er besagt: In jeder Theorie gibt es mindestens einen Lehrsatz, der mit den in diesem System akzeptierten Mitteln oder Methoden weder beweisbar noch widerlegbar, also unentscheidbar ist. Hofstadter erläutert in Texten und Dialogen, dass die Problematik der Gödel'schen Unentscheidbarkeit in modifizierter Form auch außerhalb der Mathematik existiert, also genereller Natur ist. Er stellt Johann Sebastian Bachs (1685-1750) Kompositionen der Kunst der Fuge vor und erklärt die Eigenschaft der Selbstbezüglichkeit sowie das Zusammenwirken der verschiedenen Ebenen dieser Musik. Hier wie in den Grafiken und Holzschnitten des Niederländers Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898 bis 1972) findet der Autor die von ihm als »seltsame Schleifen« bezeichneten (unentscheidbaren) Selbstbezüglichkeiten. Die Schleifen dienen als Modell einer Fortbewegung nach oben oder unten über die verschiedenen Stufen eines hierarchischen Systems. Bach moduliert im Musikalischen Opfer von Tonart zu Tonart ansteigend und entfernt sich weit von der Ausgangstonart - um diese am Ende wieder zu erreichen, eine Oktave höher. Und Escher visualisiert perfekt »seltsame Schleifen« in Form von Konflikten zwischen Endlich und Unendlich, zwischen Ebene und Raum: Ebenen, die gewöhnlich als hierarchisch angesehen werden, kehren sich gegeneinander. Solch eine »verwickelte Hierarchie« empfindet der Betrachter einer Escher-Grafik in ihrer Gesamtheit deutlich als Paradoxon - in dessen Hintergrund er das Mathematische noch erahnen kann. Hofstadter untersucht auch in ganz anderen Gebieten selbstbezügliche Konstruktionen, nimmt sich stets die damit zusammenhängenden Paradoxa vor und stellt Verbindungen zum Denken, zu biologischen Systemen und zur Möglichkeit künstlicher Intelligenz her. Aufbau: Hofstadter lässt Dialoge und Kapiteltexte einander abwechseln, so dass ein neuer Begriff zweifach, aber auf unterschiedliche Weise erläutert wird. Der Dialog vermittelt dem Leser zunächst metaphorisch anschauliche Bilder. Diese bieten bei der Lektüre des darauf folgenden Kapitels den Bildhintergrund für die abstraktere Begriffsklärung. Etwa ein Viertel des mit mehr als 150 Abbildungen illustrierten Buchs geben die einzigartigen, stets kommentierten Grafiken Eschers wider. Wirkung: Gödel, Escher, Bach wurde in kürzester Zeit zum publizistischen Welterfolg und regte auch Nichtmathematiker an, sich mit der Gödel'schen Unvollständigkeit zu befassen. G. B. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1150 Taschenbuch. Kartoniert. Buch wiegt über 1000 Gramm und wird als Päckchen zu 5 Euro Versandkostenpauschale versendet.
Published by Basic Books, 2014
Language: English
Seller: Books in my Basket, New Delhi, India
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Add to basketN.A. Condition: New. ISBN:9780465026562.
Seller: Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA, Livonia, MI, U.S.A.
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First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Good+. First Paperback Edition; First Printing. Papgerback cover has wear to the corners with slight curling to front corners and creases on back corner but clean and in good+ condition. Pages are toned but clean near pristine. .
hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover. 20th printing of the first edition. Lacking dust jacket, staining to fore edge. Good condition overall.
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDED: Very good trade paperback. Clean pages. Sm4to, 777pp.
Published by Penguin Books. Reprinted, 1981., 1981
Seller: Antiquariaat Ovidius, Bredevoort, Netherlands
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Add to basketCondition: Gebraucht / Used. Paperback. Very good. Xxi,777pp.
Published by Penguin Books
Language: English
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Add to basketKarton. Condition: Gut. 777S., 24cm Zustand: sehr gut --- Inhalt: englischer Text. An examination of human thought processes, which draws on logic, biology, psychology, physics and linguistics, and seeks to link the music of Bach, the art of Escher and the mathematical theorems of Gödel. Illustriert. GRÜ6-6 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1100.
Published by Basic Books, Inc, New York, 1979
ISBN 10: 0465026850 ISBN 13: 9780465026852
Language: English
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Hardcover. First Edition, Eighth Printing. Octavo, xxi, 777 pages. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering. Mild shelf wear to boards, including bumping to head and tail; age-toning to front paste-down and front free endpaper; interior pages clean, with occasional creasing to corners. Dust jacket protected by a mylar covering; spine yellow with white and black lettering. Moderate shelf wear to dust jacket, including sun-fading to spine (lettering affected yet legible); chipping and small tears along margins of covers, slight material loss to corners; price uncut: "$18.50". Shelved in Philosophy. 1399083. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Published by Vintage, New York, 1980
Seller: 32.1 Rare Books + Ephemera, IOBA, ESA, Princeton, NJ, U.S.A.
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Softcover. Condition: Near Fine in wraps. Thick 8vo., 770 pp. Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Awards for non-fiction. Hofstadter's well-known book 'A metaphorical fugue on minds and machines in the spirit of Lewis Carroll.' This is the first Vintage print from September 1980.
Published by Penguin Books, 2000
Seller: Llibres Bombeta, Terrassa, B, Spain
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Published by The Harvester Press, 1979
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
First Edition
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Add to basketCondition: Good. 1979. First Edition Thus. 777 pages. Dust jacket over brown cloth. Bright and clean pages with light tanning to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with mild thumb-marking. Mild droplet staining to text block edges. Boards have mild edgewear with corner crushing and notable marking to boards. Mild sunning to board edges and spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Book has forward lean. Mild water stains and droplets to boards. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Moderate sunning to spine and edges. Light rubbing and marking all over.
Published by Basic Books London 1999, 1999
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Add to basketreprint softback with stiff wrappers Nice copy octavo xxi + 777pp., b/w plates, text ills., bibliog., index, 20th anniversary edition.
Seller: Gwyn Tudur Davies, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hbk, xxi, 777 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Foxing to edges, previous owner's name on ffep o/w a clean unmarked copy in good condition. Dust-wrapper sunned around spine o/w very good condition. [Bach, Johann Sebastian 1685-1750 - Escher, M. C. (Maurits Cornelis) 1898-1972 - Godel, Kurt 1906-1978 - Metamathematics - Symmetry - Artificial intelligence] r1062 / m16488.
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Published by Penguin Books, 1979
Seller: Librodifaccia, Alessandria, AL, Italy
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Add to basketCondition: Buone. inglese Condizioni dell'esterno: Discrete con difetti, segni d'uso Condizioni dell'interno: Buone.
Seller: Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA, Livonia, MI, U.S.A.
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First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition; Sixth Printing. ; Brown cloth cover has modest rubbing but clean, bright, and in very good+ condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. End sheets and paste downs lightly foxed. Pages are clean and near pristine. Dust jacket is sunned on spine panel with wear to the extremities and 4 1" tears but clean and in good condition. Publisher's price of $18.50 on DJ flap. DJ protected by a brand new, clear, acid-free mylar cover. We add mylar covers to all books with DJs to preserve the DJs and add luster to magnify their beauty. (If pictured, shown without the mylar cover for an accurate representation of dust jacket. ).
Published by Penguin London 1981, 1981
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Add to basketreprint softback with stiff wrappers Very Good octavo xxi + 777pp., b/w plates, text ills., bibliog., index, Signs of use o/w a very good copy.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Softcover. First Edition; Fourth Printing. Very Good+ in wraps. Light creasing on front/rear panels. ; 9.0 X 6.1 X 1.4 inches; 777 pages.