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Friedman, Daniel and Matthias Felleisen

The Little LISPer , second edition, the little lisper

SRA Science Research Associates, 1974, 2nd edition 1986. 212 pages, appendices,
Condition: Very Good oblong softcover, 9x7.5; red glossy cardstock covers with black title lettering, building blocks illustration. Nicks & some shelfwear to covers, binding is tight, pages are clean, unmarked. First few pages of prelim. matter with thumblength tear at bottom margin.
Price: $20.00
Item no. M882
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The first edition of this book has become a small classic, the introduction of choice to the techniques of problem-solving in Lisp. But 'it was a simple meal' In this edition, the authors have provided a banquet...' (from the rear cover)

Includes Foreward, Preface; Toys; Do It, Do It again, and again and again; Cons the Magnificent; Numbers Games; The Multichapter Chapter; Oh my gawd it's full of stars; Shadows; Friends and relations; Lambda the Ultimate; what is the value of all of this; conclusion, notes, index.

Recursive thinking and LISP as the vehicle for explaining it... carries total novices from childish 'toys' all the way to extremely abstract concepts deep in the heart of logic and computation...' (from the cover)