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The Soul of a New Machine (Modern Library)
by Kidder, Tracy
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Like New/Like New
- ISBN 10
- 0679602615
- ISBN 13
- 9780679602613
- Seller
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Southampton, New York, United States
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About This Item
Modern Library, 1997. First Thus. Hardcover. Like New/Like New. First Edition thus, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($16.50 price intact). Published by Modern Library, 1997. Octavo. Gray boards stamped in gold. Book is like new. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. There is very light spotting to page ends. Dust jacket is like new with light shelf wear. 384 pages. ISBN: 9780679602613. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell!
Synopsis
Tracy Kidder's non-fiction book, The Soul of a New Machine, chronicles the experiences of an engineering team racing to design a next generation computer under a blistering schedule and tremendous pressure. Published in 1981, it won a Pulitzer Prize and an American Book Award.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Southampton Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 131579
- Title
- The Soul of a New Machine (Modern Library)
- Author
- Kidder, Tracy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New Like New
- Jacket Condition
- Like New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- ISBN 10
- 0679602615
- ISBN 13
- 9780679602613
- Publisher
- Modern Library
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1997
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Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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- Tight
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Octavo
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