THE DOT and THE LINE : A Romance in Lower Mathematics
by Norton Juster (Author & Illustrator)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
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Berkeley, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Random House , 1963. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Norton Juster (Author & Illustrator) & Archival photos. Text/Near New & Bright; stitched copy. Vintage 1963 First Edition, First Thus. Illustrated blue boards/NF w/light edge rubs. DJ/VG; strong & sound w/rubs & nips. COVER ART: for both boards & DJ shows Cupid aiming his love arrow at a red dot are by George Paul Schmidt, Jr. A witty & clever mathematical romance from academic, architect Norton Juster (1929 - 2021). Fable of how straight Blue Line falls in love with Red Dot who finds him stiff & unbending, and prefers instead the wild, unkempt & unconventional Squiggle (who does rub it in that he is far more fun for the dot). The line, using angles, wins the dot. This engaging courtship was beautifully adapted to a short film w/music by MGM in 1965.
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- Bookseller
- 100 POCKETS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020803
- Title
- THE DOT and THE LINE : A Romance in Lower Mathematics
- Author
- Norton Juster (Author & Illustrator)
- Illustrator
- Norton Juster (Author & Illustrator) & Archival photos
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1963
- Keywords
- Mathematics, Fable, Romance, Lines, Dots, Squiggles
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