About this title: "Flatland" has fascinated generations of readers. It is a deft mixture of social satire and science fiction that continues to pose provocative questions about perception and reality. "Flatland" is a brilliant parody of Victorian society where all existence is limited to length and breadth - its inhabitants unable even to imagine a third dimension. ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date Published: 6/1/1998
ISBN-13:9780140435313ISBN:014043531X
Description: Very Good. Unless you're a mathematician, the chances of you reading any novels about geometry are probably slender. But if you read only two in your life, these are the ones. Taken together, they form a couple of accessible and charming explanations of geometry. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780140435313ISBN:014043531X
Description: Good. Used stamps on spine clean and smoke free no highlighting, rips or. imagines a two-dimensional world inhabited by sentient geometric shapes who think their planar world is all there is. But one Flatlander, a Square, discovers the existence of a third dimension and the limits of his world's assumptions about reality and comes to understand the confusing problem of higher dimensions. read more
Description: Very Good. New Ed. 1998 Paperback. Orders usually ship on or before next business day. May have highlighting. We send best copy available. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780140435313ISBN:014043531X
Description: Good. May or may not contain CDs, Access Codes, or Online Registration Codes. May contain highlighting, underlining or written sidenotes. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780140435313ISBN:014043531X
Description: Lightman, Alan. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Very light cover wear; binding tight, no spine creases. Interior clean and unmarked. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 144 p. Penguin Classics. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780140435313ISBN:014043531X
Description: Used: Very Good. Clean copy. Cover shows signs of shelf wear. Please contact us immediately with any problem/concern with your order. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: PENGUIN GROUP
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780140435313ISBN:014043531X
Description: New. A deft mixture of social satire and science fiction that continues to pose provocative questions about perception and reality "Imagine a vast sheet of paper on which Lines, Triangles, Squares, Pentagons, Hexagons, and other figures, instead of remain... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780140435313ISBN:014043531X
Description: New. A combination social satire and science fiction that continues to pose questions about perception and reality. It presents a parody of Victorian society where existence is limited to length and breadth-its inhabitants unable even to imagine a third... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780140435313ISBN:014043531X
Description: Paperback. USED, BUT IN GOOD CONDITION. Stained, head&tail of spine slightly worn, corners bumped&creased, internally good. Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
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