RODERICK OR THE EDUCATION OF A YOUNG MACHINE

by John Sladek

$150 · Offered by L. W. Currey

First edition · Signed

London, Toronto, Sydney, New York: Granada, 1980 . Octavo, boards. First edition. A presentation copy with signed inscription on the title page by Sladek to Andy. Roderick is a learning machine, a wide-eyed little robot who wanders like Candide through a crazy near-future America. It's a dense, wide-ranging satire, and the ultimate robot novel. Sequel actually part two of a long novel that was chopped in half for

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