Description: Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braidby Douglas Hofstadter New York: Basic Books, 1979 First Edition, First Printing (with complete number line: "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1") Hardcover. xxii + 777 pp. 6-3/8" x 9-1/2". Very good in good, unclipped ($18.50) dust jacket. Original price stamped to front end paper; small spot to side edge of pp. xv-xii. Otherwise, interior clean & unmarked. Light soiling & a few faint, superficial stains to edges of page block. Binding has a little give, but remains solid. Spine mildly slanted. Covers have light rubbing to corners & along edges; mild softening to spine ends; light bumping to rear corners; a touch of sunning along top & bottom edges. Dust jacket is moisture stained at top front corner & onto top edge & around top & side of front flap; tears & chipping at corners; wear along edges & at spine ends, with several short tears & creases; sun-fading & creasing to spine; mild wear along flap folds & spine edges. DJ comes protected by new, archival cover. An attractive & desirable copy of the first printing of Hofstadter's first book, which discusses how systems can acquire meaningful context despite being made of "meaningless" elements. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award, Godel, Escher, Bach was a surprise bestseller, going through multiple printings in hardcover & remaining in print for the past 45 years. A nice addition to your collection or as a gift. Ships well-packed in a box.
Price: 215 USD
Location: Harrisonburg, Virginia
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, First Printing
Author: Douglas Hofstadter
Publisher: Basic Books
Topic: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Philosophy, Mathematic
Subject: Science & Medicine
