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Reichardt, Jasia, Editor. New York: Frederick A. Praeger, Publishers, 1969. First American Edition. 4to. Cloth in Illustrated Jacket. Art Survey. Near Fine/Very Good. 104pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. This prescient collection of illustrated essays "was published to coincide with an exhibition entitled "Cybernetic Serendipity", dealing broadly with the demonstration of how man can use the computer and new technology to extend his creativity and inventiveness, held at London's Institute of Contemporary Arts August 2 - October 20, 1968". This hors serie publication from British arts magazine Studio International is one of the first surveys of the nascent interrelationship between computing and architecture, cinema, music, poetry, and the visual arts. It contains contributions from the likes of Norbert Wiener, Mark Dowson, Joseph Schillinger, Dr. J.R. Pierce, Karlheinz Stockhausen, James Tenney, Herbert Brun, Lejaren A. Hiller Jr., John Cage, Gerald Strang, Peter Zinovieff, Gustav Metzger, Gordon Pask, Eugenio Carmi, John Cohen, John Ravilious, Marc Adrian, Alison Knowles, D.P. Henry, John H. Whitney, Kenneth C. Knowlton, Ian Parkin, and many more. An internally bright, most handsome example of the exceedingly uncommon 1969 first American hardbound edition whose striking Franciszka Themerson-designed dust jacket shows a bit of light wear, soiling, insect damage, and a couple of short closed tears along the top and bottom edges. Inventory Number: 027385