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[Edwin A. Abbott] First Edition: Flatland

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[Edwin A. Abbott] First Edition: Flatland
<B>[Edwin A. Abbott] </B></I><B><I>Flatland, </B></I></B></I><I>A Romance of Many Dimensions.</B></I><B> </B></I>Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1885. <BR> <BR>First American edition. Twelvemo. 155 pages with illustrations by the author. <BR><BR>Bound in dark blue canvas with a pictorial map embossed on the cover. Moderate wear to all edges and corners; darkening of spine with significant wear at joints, head and tail. Faint age toning throughout; textblock is in fine condition. Penned notation on title page in an unknown hand. One of the most significant books published in the late 19th century, <I>Flatland</B></I> offers a comic and philosophic tale told by one of its citizens and challenges notions of reality by walking readers through a two-dimensional world where all things are flat. <I>From the Robert and Diane Yaspan Collection.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)