Description
First edition, first printing of Foundation by Isaac Asimov, in the publisher’s first state dust jacket.
Octavo, 255pp. Blue cloth, title stamped red on spine, small illustration stamped in red on front panel. Stated “first edition” on copyright page. Ownership notation on front endpaper, light dust along top edge of text block, otherwise fine. In the publisher’s first state dust jacket, $2.75 on front flap, short closed tear to rear panel, light foxing to rear panel, chipping to top edge of spine, bright illustrations, a very good example. Includes the Spring 1953 advertising flyer from The Gnome Press.
Foundation is the first book in Isaac Asimov’s Foundation Series. It was followed by Foundation and Empire in 1952.
