Buckminster Fullers explorations as an architect, engineer, philosopher and futurist are extended into experimental book form through his collaboration with producer Jerome Agel and designer Quentin Fiore. I Seem to Be A Verbs utopian plans, clever insights and light-hearted musings rub elbows with revelatory and often jolting reminders that we are in motion, full of impulsive nerves, flowing blood and constant thought. This fun and challenging book is packed with images, dense layouts and narratives reading both front to ...
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Buckminster Fullers explorations as an architect, engineer, philosopher and futurist are extended into experimental book form through his collaboration with producer Jerome Agel and designer Quentin Fiore. I Seem to Be A Verbs utopian plans, clever insights and light-hearted musings rub elbows with revelatory and often jolting reminders that we are in motion, full of impulsive nerves, flowing blood and constant thought. This fun and challenging book is packed with images, dense layouts and narratives reading both front to back and in reverse. All this to remind us that we are verbs, not nouns! Buckminster Fuller was awarded 25 patents, invented the geodesic dome, the dymaxion car and was expelled from Harvard twice. I Seem to Be a Verb was originally published in 1970. I am convinced that creativity is a priori to the integrity of the universe and that life is regenerative and conformity meaningless. R. Buckminster Fuller.
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Add this copy of I Seem to Be a Verb to cart. $83.57, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2016 by Gingko Press.
Add this copy of I seem to be a verb to cart. $96.95, good condition, Sold by Pickmere, ships from Newtonville, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1970 by Bantam Books.
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Good. Clean, tight pages with no internal markings except for previous owner stamp inside front cover. Various scratches, scuffs and a few creases on the front and back covers. 192 p. illus. 18 cm. Includes Illustrations. Text and illus. partly inverted.
Add this copy of I Seem to Be a Verb to cart. $102.00, very good condition, Sold by Curious Book Shop rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from East Lansing, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1970 by Bantam Books.
Add this copy of I Seem to Be a Verb to cart. $104.00, good condition, Sold by Russell Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Victoria, BC, CANADA.
Add this copy of I Seem to Be a Verb to cart. $127.00, very good condition, Sold by Avon Hill Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cambridge, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1970 by Bantam Books.
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Near Fine. Spine shows a crease but book is very tight.; Mass market paperback. B/w and monochromatic illustrations. Appears unread. First printing.; 12mo 7"-7½" tall; 192 pp.
Add this copy of I Seem to Be a Verb to cart. $156.02, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1970 by Bantam Books.
Add this copy of I Seem to Be a Verb: Environment and Man's Future to cart. $194.49, good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES.
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Good. New York, London and Toronto: Bantam Books, 1970. 1st edition. 16mo mass market paperback. 192pp. Profusely illustrated. Near Good book. The lower joints are worn with a half inch slit to the front. There is a small scrape to the lower rear cover. Cover age toned. There is a previous owner's name penciled to the front inside cover. (technology, philosophy, reflection) Inquire if you need further information.
Add this copy of I Seem to Be a Verb to cart. $252.00, very good condition, Sold by Goodbar Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cottage Grove, OR, UNITED STATES, published 1970 by Bantam Books.
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Very good. Tight, square, uncreased spine. Clean, unmarked interior. Gently bumped corners. Areas of very light creasing and rubbing to the covers, but no other notable wear. Hard to find in such nice shape. Agel (producer) and Fiore (designer) are the same creative team behind The Medium Is the Massage, and this unique presentation of Fuller's techno-utopian ideals is in some ways even more adventurous than the better-known McLuhan book. Although Fiore was trained in traditional bookmaking techniques, including papermaking and hand lettering, he later began engaging in design experiments that presaged the relentless but often choppy information flow of the internet. This book is a great example an aphoristic barrage, accessed at any point, expressing Fuller's concept of dymaxion (a portmanteau of the words dynamic, maximum, and tension): 'I seem to be a verb, an evolutionary process an integral function of the universe. ' Two fragmentary texts, one printed in black and the other in green, run counter to one another, divided by book-length chyrons and occasionally interrupted by full-page and full-spread photos that tie together the dueling sequences.
Add this copy of I Seem to Be a Verb to cart. $534.14, new condition, Sold by Just one more Chapter rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Miramar, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1970 by Bantam Books.
