Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions

Author Written and illustrated by Edwin Abbott Abbott British

Publisher Seeley & Co. British

Printer R. Clay, Son(s), and Taylor British

1884

Not on view

Artwork Details

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Title: Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
Author: Written and illustrated by Edwin Abbott Abbott (British, London 1838–1926 London)
Publisher: Seeley & Co. (London)
Printer: R. Clay, Son(s), and Taylor (London)
Date: 1884
Medium: Illustrations: engravings
Dimensions: 8 11/16 x 7 5/16 x 3/8 in. (22 x 18.5 x 1 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1972
Object Number: 1972.580
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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