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Irrational Numbers: Available Copies

Irrational Numbers 0.56

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First edition copy. . Good dust jacket. Former Library book. Dust jacket glued to paste down. In protective mylar cover. Front endpage missing. From the library of science fiction and fantasy writer, editor, publisher and prolific book reviewer D. Douglas Fratz. (Science Fiction, Short Stories)

Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.6

8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Very good hardcover first edition (stated) in jacket. Book and jacket have light wear to edges; light remauinder spray to bottom edge; minor spotting to top edge.

12mo. 174pp. Spray remainder marking bottom edge. Book crisp.

New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

"First Edition" on its copyright page, and first printing code "Q49" (November 1975) on the bottom of page 174. This book is in very good condition, marred only by slight spine lean, and light bumps on its spine ends. Its binding is sound, with no spine crease. Covers are unmarked and otherwise unworn. Pages are unmarked and unworn. Not a remainder. Its dust jacket, now protected by a removable mylar cover, is also in very good condition, marred only by a thin 1" stain on its spine's front edge, a price-clipped front flap, a slightly faded spine, and traces of wear on the ends of its spine and flap folds, but otherwise bright, unmarked, and unworn. I will ship this book in a moisture proof zip-loc bag, padded in bubble wrap, inside a sturdy box to assure it reaches its new owner in the same condition as my description.

New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000

192 pages. 8.00x5.25x0.55 inches. In Stock.

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IRRATIONAL NUMBERS, Doubleday, 1976, first edition, fine in near fine dust-wrapper with some rubbing to the front dust-wrapper panel.

Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 174 pages; Description: xiv, 174 p. ; 22 cm. Lydectes: on the nature of sport. --And us, too, I guess. --25 crunch split right on two. --Hard times. --At the bran foundry. --Curtains. --How it felt. --Biting down hard on truth. Subjects: Science fiction, American. 1 Kg.

Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 174 pages; Description: xiv, 174 p. ; 22 cm. Lydectes: on the nature of sport. --And us, too, I guess. --25 crunch split right on two. --Hard times. --At the bran foundry. --Curtains. --How it felt. --Biting down hard on truth. Subjects: Science fiction, American. 1 Kg.

Neuware - Stories that "belong to a world that has been shaped not only by Asimov and Heinlein but also by Borges, Pynchon and Barthelme" (The New York Times). In IRRATIONAL NUMBERS, as with much of his work, author George Alec Effinger straddles the line between allegorical fantasy and science fiction. It's a vein Effinger mines for a deep, meaningful understanding of human nature. Challenging and disquieting in the way only the best fiction can be, this collection of eight magnificent pieces of fiction will have readers clamoring for more. George Alec Effinger was a true master of satirical Science Fiction. Before his death in 2002, he gained the highest esteem amongst his peers for his pitch-perfect stylistic mimicry and his great insight into the human condition. Despite a life filled with chronic illness, Effinger was a prolific novelist and short story writer, earning multiple Nebula and Hugo Award nominations.

Octavo, boards. First edition. Collects eight stories. Review slip laid in. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#138397)

&Uumlber den AutorGeorge A. Effinger was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1947. He attended Yale University, where an organic chemistry course disabused him of the notion of becoming a doctor. He had the opportunity to meet many of his .

Nice Copy - Signed By The Author On The Title Page. First Edition, First Printing. Book Is In Very Good Plus Condition. Boards Are Clean, Not Bumped. Fore Edges Have A Small Amount Of Reading Wear. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Very Good Plus Condition. Very Mild Wear Along The Edges. Not Price Clipped. Dust Jacket Is Covered By Mylar Wrapper. Thanks And Enjoy.

In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!