Halloween 2020

H i s t o r y , P h i l o s o p h y & R e l i g i o n 56 Fine New Acquisitions H alloween 2020 First Edition Of Critical Path , An Exceptional Presentation Copy Inscribed In The Year Of Publication By Buckminster Fuller To The Parents Of His Colleague On The Book, Kiyoshi Kuromiya, Along With Kuromiya’s Own Inscription To His Parents 54. FULLER, R. Buckminster. Critical Path. NewYork, 1981. Thick octavo, original maroon cloth, dust jacket, custom clamshell box. $2200. Click for more info First edition, an especially memorable presentation copy of one of Buckminster Fuller’s final books, wonderfully inscribed in the year of publication to the parents of Kuromiya, Fuller’s trusted assistant on Critical Path: “To: Hitoshi and Emiko Kuromiya. With thanks to God that their son has become my friend and colleague and with my respectful and warmest regard to themselves, Buckminster Fuller 3/29/81,” this copy also featuring Kuromiya’s inscription: “4/1/81 For my parents: Whose love and support in difficult times has provided me with the space in which to think for myself. Love Kiyoshi Kuromiya.” “Buckminster Fuller predicted in Critical Path that by the end of the 20th century the billionaires of the world would hold not physical property but information property. His prognostication about real wealth has become a reality” (Zung, xi-xiv). Kiyoshi Kuromiya, who inscribed this book together with Fuller, became his valued colleague and assistant on Critical Path . Kuromiya played a central role “in transcribing and editorially refining for publication his ideas, words, and extemporaneous ‘thinking out loud’” (Introductory Note, Cosmography , vii). A fine inscribed copy.