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Isaac Asimov. First editions of The Foundation Trilogy, in the first state bindings and first issue dust jackets. Compri... (Total: 3 Items)
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Isaac Asimov. First editions of The Foundation Trilogy, in the first state bindings and first issue dust jackets. Comprising: Foundation, Foundations and Empire, and Second Foundation.Foundation. New York: Gnome Press, [1951]. 8vo. Publisher's navy cloth stamped in red; original illustrated dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, IN THE FIRST STATE BINDING with sheets measuring 20.3 x 12.5 cm and sheets bulk 1.9 cm across the top. Light soiling to boards. Dust jacket unclipped (priced "$2.75"); some staining and spotting to rear panel; other light soiling; minor edgewear. Currey, p. 17 (binding A).
Foundation and Empire. New York: Gnome Press, [1952]. Publisher's red cloth stamped in black; original illustrated dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, IN THE FIRST STATE BINDING with red boards and publisher's imprint on spine measuring 2.2 cm across, and FIRST ISSUE DUST JACKET printed in four colors and with 26 titles listed on the rear panel. Cloth fine. Dust jacket unclipped (priced "$2.75"); minor edgewear with a few short tears; lightly scuffed and some pale spotting. Currey, p. 17 (binding A, dust jacket A).
Second Foundation. [New York]: Gnome Press, [1953]. Publisher's blue boards lettered in brown; original illustrated dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, IN THE FIRST BINDING of blue boards lettered in brown. Light edgewear to boards. Dust jacket unclipped (priced "$2.75") though with this price crossed out in green ink and replaced with "1.39." Pale spotting to jacket, particularly rear panel, and with a small abrasion; some scuffing; minor edgewear. Currey, p. 19 (binding A).
Provenance: From the Henry Morrison Collection.
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