- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Muse Books, Caernarfon, United KingdomMuse Books
AbeBooks seller since August 26, 2026
Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 20.62
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
Very good condition with tight binding and clean pages. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt lettering on spine. Dust jacket is complete but with minor tears and wear. Translated from the French by Y.M. Golla. Includes an introduction by Sir Walter Puckey. Pierre de Latil (1903–2001), a French science journalist, produced one of the earliest discussion of the new science of cybernetics, helping to popularize what would become one of the leading scientific theories of the 20th century. Illustrations include photographs of early machines and innovators.
Seller Inventory # ABE-1787918933052
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Thinking by Machine: a Study of Cybernetics
- Author
- Pierre de Latil
- Publisher
- Sidgwick & Jackson, 1956
- Condition
- Very good
- Dust jacket
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- 1st Edition
Muse Books
Caernarfon, United Kingdom
AbeBooks seller since August 26, 2026
Shipping rates from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
| Item | 14 to 45 business days | 5 to 10 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | US$ 12.01 | US$ 18.68 |
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A bookseller's son and lifelong collector, I am now selling of my collection to make room for new acquisitions. All images are of my own books (no stock images used). I was taught to pack my items securely and to post promptly. I have a broad range of interests, but specialize in books on the book trade, including memoirs, histories, critical studies, and fiction.
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Muse Books
United Kingdom
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