THE STEEL CROCODILE.
Boston: Gregg Press, 1976. Octavo, cloth. First U.S. hardcover edition, first printing. 250 copies printed. "The Colindale Institute functions ostensibly to anticipate new developments in research so as to be in a position to encourage or suppress them. A major special project aims to generate a new messiah to better control the masses. The work is aided by a computer system capable of highly sophisticated, associative retrieval, and naturally, the computer nominate itself for the role of messiah." - Mowshowitz, p. 303. Text offset from that of the 1970 Hodder and Stoughton edition published as THE ELECTRIC CROCODILE. New introduction by David G. Hartwell. 1970 Nebula nominee. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-273]. Mild foxing to top page edges, a fine copy without dust jacket as issued. (33320). Item #33320
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