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Sale 239: Fine & Rare Books (#239) 03/28/2002 1:00 PM PST Closed
Starts Ending 03/28/2002 1:00 PM PST

Lot #3 Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions. By a Square

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$125

Estimate: $200 - $300

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Title:

Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions. By a Square

Author:

[Abbott, Edwin A.]

Place Published:

Boston

Publisher:

Roberts Brothers

Date Published:

1885

Description:

155 pp. Illustrated with a few drawings and diagrams in the text. 6¾x4½, original flexible cloth, spine lettered in gilt. First American Edition.

Gelette Burgess's copy, with his ink ownership signature "Frank Gellette Burgess, His Book, Jan. 30, 1891" to the front free endpaper. Abbott's improbable fantasy of a flattened world, which was suitably reprinted in elaborate format by the Arion Press in 1980.

Condition:

Spine ends a little worn, minor cover rubbing; very good or better condition.

Item#:

110940
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