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Memoirs found in a Bathtub
by Stanislaw Lem
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Avon 29959 ($1.50), First Avon Printing September 1976, "First Paperback Appearance. The Modern Master of Science Fiction." MMPB, 192 numbered pages, pictorial wraps (surreal naked figure walking into distance). Condition: Near Fine. Crisp copy, clean pages, tight binding, minor edgewear. Theodore Sturgeon described Memoirs Found in a Bathtub as "A well-wrought nightmare indeed."Lem himself describes the book as a "combination of grim weirdness with humor". He writes that the novel goes beyond casual political satire: it puts forth the "totalization of the notion of intentionality". Explaining the concept, he writes that everything which humans perceive may be interpreted by them as a message, and that a number of "-isms" are based on interpreting the whole Universe as a message to its inhabitants. This interpretation may be exploited for political purposes and then run amok beyond their intentions.(Courtesy Wikipedia).
Synopsis
Memoirs Found in a Bathtub is a science fiction novel by Stanisław Lem, First published English in 1973, a second edition was published in 1986. The Polish original Pamiętnik znaleziony w wannie was first published in 1961.
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- The Peculiar Old Cat and Fiddle Bookshop
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- Title
- Memoirs found in a Bathtub
- Author
- Stanislaw Lem
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Paperback
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Avon
- Date Published
- 1976
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Science Fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction;
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The Peculiar Old Cat and Fiddle Bookshop has a passion for fine and rare books covering all things art, all things music, 19th Century literature and culture, fine illustrations and modern firsts. The Cat digs artistic and counter-cultural movements, and also of course the unusual and the curious (hence the "Peculiar" in the name). The Cat's yen for the 19th century (including art, fashion, affairs, exploration) is possibly influenced by living in a 19th century brownstone, a future gallery for the store.Selling online since 2003 with great customer feedback - if the customer is happy, we are happy.
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