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More Tales of Pirx the Pilot
by Lem, Stanislaw
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition (ex-library)/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 043624411X
- ISBN 13
- 9780436244117
- Seller
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King River, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
Secker & Warburg, London, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition (ex-library)/Very Good. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 220 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact, but spine is slightly cocked. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Front endpapers and title pages marked with Library stamps, but very discreetly, spine unmarked, in all other respects in very good condition throughout. This BOOK IS IN STOCK and READY TO MAIL NOW. Your book when ordered will be securely packed and promptly dispatched by Great Southern Books. From the author of Solaris. Commander Pirx, who drives space vehicles for a living in the galaxy of the future, here faces a new series of intriguing adventures in which robots demonstrate some alarmingly human characteristics. On one interplanetary trip, a robot actually shows curiosity and even generosity; on another, a robot is lured to try mountain climbing. The two longest stories are puzzles in which the mysteries of artificial intelligence are explored. Pirx wrestles every step of the way with his mixed feelings about robots, which make him increasingly suspicious and apprehensive. Lem writes of the cold and aloof technology of the future with deep humanity and high lyricism. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN: 043624411x. ISBN/EAN: 9780436244117. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 4279. . 9780436244117
Synopsis
Commander Pirx, who drives space vehicles for a living in the galaxy of the future, here faces a new series of intriguing adventures in which robots demonstrate some alarmingly human characteristics. Translated by Louis Iribarne, assisted by Magdalena Majcherczyk and Michael Kandel. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
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- Seller
- Great Southern Books
(AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 4279
- Title
- More Tales of Pirx the Pilot
- Author
- Lem, Stanislaw
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition (ex-library)
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 043624411X
- ISBN 13
- 9780436244117
- Publisher
- Secker & Warburg
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- BZDB137 science fiction, lem, pirx, Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN: 043624411x EAN: 9780436244117 Lem, Stanislaw More Tales of Pirx the Pilot
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