Krakow: Wydawnictwo Literackie, 1968. First edition. In publisher's printed grey cloth with the illustrated dust jacket. With three full page illustrations. Dust jacket very slightly rubbed and chipped. Some pages tanned due to acidic paper. Overall in fine condition.. Cover design by Barbara Konarzewska.. Cover design by Barbara Konarzewska. First edition. In publisher's printed grey cloth with the illustrated dust jacket. With three full page illustrations. 608, (4) p. First edition of Stanislaw Lem's book about literary theory. However Lem's essay starts with his take on literary theory, his argument develops into „a theory of everything": of the Universe, evolution, and culture, taking Chance as the universal factor. Stanislaw Lem (1921-2006), the author of Solaris, was a Polish science fiction writer, the most celebrated SF author in the Communist world.