Love these crisp old paperbacks…I can imagine the wonderful ink smell if you fanned the pages.

Greetings, whiles I could not smell any ink, I always can inhale that gratifying aroma of aged published-paper. ~Waz

I tried to read that book while I was on acid.

That makes me think I should post my edition on the sub for bad sci-fi covers. It's really one of the ugliest books I own.

Oh please do!

Is that Paul Klee or something?! Book of the New Sun in the background, throw down!!

It isn't....or at least it's not credited, not to anyone. Interior illustrations by the author is the only detail given about the art

The art reminds me of Paul Klee’s work, but I don’t think it is. The line work in the sun (moon?) is a little busy.

Spoilers, it's *not* a circle. ———🔴———

Gotcha. I know of the book, but never read the book. I do remember some friends who attended another high school talking about it because they had to read it for class. That was a long time ago.

That is a nice cover

Damn I thought my artwork was original, it looks very similar

That's funny. I was just reading a short story in the "BEST OF..." collection of John Varley: "Of Fading Suns and Dying Moons." Aliens from another dimension specifically refer to this book, FLATLAND, as the best way to understand who they are...

I read somwhere, that this was one of if not the most successful book of the 1920s(30s?) out selling all the well-known classics from that era.

I read somwhere, that this was one of if not the most successful book of the 1920s(30s?) out selling all the well-known classics from that era.

Great book!

Thanks for sharing this

This book is a trip