Systemantics by John Gall (23 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. R. O. Blechman (illustrator).

Hard cover. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. Fair. No dust jacket. Missing dust jacket. A few library stamps and labels, else unmarked. Foxing on textblock fore-edge. R. O. Blechman (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very Good condition. Original white pictorial wrappers retain strong black and red printing, with mild age toning, light surface rubbing, and minor shelf wear along the edges and corners. The spine remains uncreased. The text block is tight, solid, and square. The book resists opening beyond the first several pages and appears to have received very little use. Pages display uniform age-appropriate toning. The interior is clean and unmarked, with no writing, highlighting, underlining, ownership inscriptions, or bookplates observed. No loose or detached pages. A particularly well-preserved copy of this frequently read paperback edition. First Pocket Books printing, June 1978, and the first mass-market paperback edition of John Gall's enduringly humorous examination of complex systems, organizational behavior, unintended consequences, and institutional failure. Gall presents a series of observations, principles, and cautionary examples explaining why systems frequently behave in ways their creators neither intended nor anticipated. His discussion ranges across business, government, medicine, engineering, transportation, technology, and social organization, combining serious systems analysis with satire and concise aphorisms. The book is illustrated by noted artist and cartoonist R. O. Blechman. Gall's central observations—including the principle commonly associated with his name that successful complex systems generally evolve from simpler functioning systems—have remained relevant to systems engineering, management theory, organizational design, software development, and complexity studies. This copy carries the original Pocket Books cover price of $1.95 and the "Selected by Eleven Book Clubs" cover statement. An attractive, unusually tight and apparently little-read example of a sought-after systems-thinking classic. Offered for collectible, historical, bibliographic, and research purposes only. Hidden Shelf Books does not endorse or verify the claims, legal theories, political views, or instructions contained in this publication. Not legal, tax, financial, or professional advice. R. O. Blechman. (illustrator).…

Condition: Good. Exact ISBN match. Immediate shipping. No funny business. R. O. Blechman (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear and stain on the covers. Stain on the edges. Text is clean. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First edition THUS. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Covers may have fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Pages unmarked. Sealed in plastic for shipping. Secure packaging for safe delivery. …

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Covers may have fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Underlining inside text. Sealed in plastic for shipping. Secure packaging for safe delivery.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First edition THUS. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Covers show wear and scuffing. All pages intact, binding is sound. Clean and unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First edition THUS. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Covers show wear and scuffing. All pages intact, binding is sound. Clean and unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Paperback. Condition: Good - Cash. Light reader wear and rubbing to the edges, corners, covers, and pages. The book is in great condition! Previous owner's name(s) inside. The text has underlining and/or notations. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First edition THUS, first printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Light bumping visible to corners of covers and ends of spine strip. Light scuffing to spine strip. Light creasing along exterior hinges. Secure packaging for safe delivery.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First edition THUS, first printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Covers have light shelf rubbing with scuffing and smudging as well as bumping. Interior covers have age-toning and smudging with foxing. Page edges have age-toning and smudging. Interior pages are age-toned and smudged with foxing. Secure packaging for safe delivery.…

Paperback. Condition: Good - Cash. General reader wear to the corners, edges, and cover. The covers/corners have some creasing. The pages show some general reader wear as well. There is hi-lighting to the text in red pencil. Black marker to price on front cover. Creased spine. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. The spine has been broken and repaired, so it's very fragile. There has been a plastic cover applied to the paper cover. A humorous and cynical look at how complex human and organizational systems operate and inevitably fail.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Revised edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Light bumping visible to corners of covers and ends of spine strip. Light scuffing and smudging to covers and spine strip. Light creasing visible across spine strip and exterior hinges. Secure packaging for safe delivery.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Dust jacket missing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Fading on the boards. Owner's name on the front free page. Text is clean. Secure packaging for safe delivery. R. O. Blechman (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Dust jacket missing. Second printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery. R. O. Blechman (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dust jacket in good condition. Third printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Dust jacket has minor chipping and staining along with staining to interior. Book has notable smudges and minor damp staining to boards; interior boards are also lightly stained. Binding is sound. Page edges have light foxing. End papers have minor staining; some interior pages have light staining but text is overall clean and unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery. R. O. Blechman (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Dust jacket missing. Third printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Notations made on some of the pages. Secure packaging for safe delivery. R. O. Blechman (illustrator).

hardcover. Condition: As New. R. O. Blechman (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Book Club Edition, 1977. No markings in the text. Dust jacket in Good condition with two tears on the rear flap. Historic Oklahoma Bookstore on Route 66. Packages shipped daily, Mon-Friday. R. O. Blechman (illustrator).

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