With regard to this book I would suggest the 20th anniversary edition:
Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
by Author: Douglas R. Hofstadter
ISBN: 0465026567
Publisher: Basic Books
Publish Date: 01/01/1999
Binding: Paperback , 832 pages , 20 edition
or the hardcover:
TITLE: Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
by Douglas R., Hofstadter
ISBN: 0465026850
Publisher: Basic Books
Publish Date: March, 1979
Binding: Hardcover
There are two other paperback editions, one published in 1989 and one in
1979: (I think one of the dates from AddAll below is wrong, these older
paperbacks are the cheapest.)
TITLE: Godel, Escher, Bach
by Douglas R. Hofstadter
ISBN: 0394745027
Publisher: Vintage Books
Publish Date: May, 1989
Binding: Paperback
TITLE: Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
by Hofstadter, Douglas R.
ISBN: 0394756827
Publisher: Vintage Books
Publish Date: May, 1989
Binding: Paperback
It takes a relatively skilled person to find all the ISBNs, and a bit of
time. Probably a good stab at it is enough for wikipedia. It is really up to
the book buyer to check out the various editions and compare prices and
consider condition. The 20th aniversary edition may have additional material
in it.
Fred Bauder
From: Axel Boldt <axelboldt(a)yahoo.com>
Reply-To: wikipedia-l(a)wikipedia.org
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 20:47:49 -0800 (PST)
To: wikipedia-l(a)wikipedia.org
Subject: Re: [Wikipedia-l] ISBN links
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