Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing paperback copy of Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott.
The exterior of this paperback edition is in Very Good condition, with clean, illustrated covers with no creases, clean page blocks, heavy surface wear, strong title on a square spine, a tight binding with no spine cracks, mild rubbing of spine ends, mild edge wear and lightly rounded corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with no marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The inside covers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
This masterpiece of science (and mathematical) fiction is a delightfully unique and highly entertaining satire that has charmed readers for more than 100 years. The work of English clergyman, educator and Shakespearean scholar Edwin A. Abbott (1838-1926), it describes the journeys of A. Square, a mathematician and resident of the two-dimensional Flatland, where women-thin, straight lines-are the lowliest of shapes, and where men may have any number of sides, depending on their social status.
Ships promptly in a corrugated mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
