[1st ed] Synergetics: Explorations in the Geometry of Thinking (Inscribed Association Copy)

R. Buckminster Fuller, E.J. Applewhite

Published by MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc, New York, 1975

About this Item

First edition, stated first printing of R. Buckminster Fuller?s landmark synthesis of geometry, systems theory, design, architecture, and cosmological speculation, written in collaboration with E.J. Applewhite and published in 1975 by MacMillan. Thick 8vo (6.5? x 9.5?), cloth boards with printed unclipped wrappers, 876 pages, b/w illustrations including diagrams and charts. Inscribed by Fuller on the front free endpaper: ?To David [Rosensaft] in friendship / Buckminster Fuller / March 6 1975.? A significant association copy, inscribed during the period of Fuller?s active Philadelphia residency and institutional affiliation with the University of Pennsylvania. Recipient David N. Rosensaft was then matriculating at Penn?s School of Engineering and Applied Science (1974?1978), studying systems engineering, computer science, and bioengineering, and later became a prominent technology entrepreneur and designer of electronic trading systems and financial network architectures. Fuller had been appointed World Fellow in Residence in Philadelphia beginning in 1972, with Penn among the participating institutions, and was named Professor Emeritus there in the mid-1970s. The inscription almost certainly arose from direct contact within Fuller?s academic and intellectual orbit at the moment of publication. Binding somewhat shaken. Minor bumping and rubbing to extremities. Light rubbing and chipping to dj, with mild bumping and one closed tear to bottom of front cover. highly presentable signed first printing with unusually strong and contextually appropriate provenance linking Fuller?s systems philosophy to an emerging generation of high-technology and systems-engineering culture.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1779049017999

Bibliographic Details

• Title: [1st ed] Synergetics: Explorations in the Geometry of Thinking (Inscribed Association Copy)
• Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc, New York
• Publication Date: 1975
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Dimensions: 6.5W x 9.5H x 2D inches 6.5 inches width by 9.5 inches height by 2 inches depth
• Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Signature
  • Academic