Solaris.
"We don't want to conquer the cosmos, we simply want to extend the boundaries of Earth to the frontiers of the cosmos" True First Edition of Solaris; Signed by Stanislaw Lem
Solaris.
LEM, Stanislaw.
$5,500.00
Item Number: 143784
Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej, 1961.
True first edition of this classic work. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by Stanislaw Lem on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. A very sharp example, uncommon in this condition and signed.
Originally published in Poland in 1961, Solaris has been translated into 41 languages and and sold over 15 million copies. Solaris has been adapted into a feature film twice, most recently in 2002, directed by Steven Soderbergh starring George Clooney. “A novel that makes you reevaluate the nature of intelligence itself" (Anne McCaffrey).