[Fine Press - Arion Press].
Abott, Edwin A. (1836-1926). Flatland. A Romance of Many Dimensions. San Francisco: Arion Press, 1980.

Tall 4to. Initials by Gill Shadow; 14 line drawings and 10 diecuts by Andrew Hoyem. 56 accordion-folded pages in original aluminum covers that sits in a metal frame, hinged with a top latch. With original prospectus and instructions for display laid-in.

ONE OF THE MOST UNUSUAL BOOKS EVER PRINTED.

LIMITED EDITION, number 153 of 275 copies, SIGNED BY BRADBURY AND HOYEM. One of the most sought-after books printed by the Arion Press, Flatland is a classic of mathematical fiction. The work describes the existence and adventures of a square in a 2-dimensional world as it encounters geometric figures of both higher and lower dimensions, and is deemed a science-fiction satire of the mores of Victorian England. The Arion Press has very wittily printed the book in an accordion format, such that the entirety of the text folds out into a single flat 30-foot sheet of paper (like the plane-geometrical citizens of Flatland), and the text runs contiguously in columns on both sides of the sheet. Great care has been taken in the printing of the text—the entire book was printed by hand, with additional color work applied by hand—and the aluminum binding that houses the book is one of the most famous "publisher's bindings" ever conceived.

This lot is located in Chicago.

[Fine Press - Arion Press].Abott, Edwin A. (1836-1926). Flatland. A Romance of Many Dimensions. San Francisco: Arion Press, 1980.

[Fine Press - Arion Press].
Abott, Edwin A. (1836-1926). Flatland. A Romance of Many Dimensions. San Francisco: Arion Press, 1980.