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The Fractal Geometry of Nature (Updated and Augmented)
by Mandelbrot, Benoit B
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+/Very Good-
- ISBN 10
- 0716711869
- ISBN 13
- 9780716711865
- Seller
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Times Books, 1983. First Edition THUS. Hardcover. Good+/Very Good-. 8x1x9. Updated and augmented edition published by W. H. Freeman and Company, with number line "15 16 17 18 19 KP 9 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 (copyright page also mentions an award that Mandelbrot won in 1986). I believe this is a first printing from a 2015 print run (first edition THUS but definitely not a true first edition). 468 pages - has update added in the second printing of 1982 plus an update on references and brief supplementary bibliography. Red cloth with gilt design on front cover and gilt lettering on spine; fractal illustrated endpapers. Hardcover with dust jacket in good+/very good- condition. Head bumped near spine, corners very lightly dinged. Page edges faintly sunned and wavy. Text and illustrations unmarked. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square. Unclipped dust jacket has rubbing, inner flaps have some age-toning. NOT ex-library. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges may apply for international shipping.
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- Bookseller
- The Book House in Dinkytown
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 317735
- Title
- The Fractal Geometry of Nature (Updated and Augmented)
- Author
- Mandelbrot, Benoit B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition THUS
- ISBN 10
- 0716711869
- ISBN 13
- 9780716711865
- Publisher
- Times Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1983
- Size
- 8x1x9
- Keywords
- str50
- X weight
- 40 oz
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