Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1954. First edition. Touch of rubbing to boards edges, a fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with a touch of edge rubbing, a little black stain to spine ends and corners from old style jacket protector. An attractive copy with good color. (12445). Octavo, jacket illustration by Ruth Ray, boards. The first of the Robot novels. "A richly characterized, thoughtfully told story; justifiably a favorite among Asimov's readers." Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-10. Hubin, p. 34. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 245.

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The Caves of Steel is a novel by Isaac Asimov. It is essentially a detective story, and illustrates an idea Asimov advocated, that science fiction is a flavor that can be applied to any literary genre, rather than a limited genre itself. Specifically, in the book Asimov's Mysteries, he claims that he wrote the novel in response to the claim by editor John W. Campbell that mystery and science fiction were incompatible genres.

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Bookseller: John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 12445
Title: THE CAVES OF STEEL
Author: Asimov, Isaac
Book Condition: Used - Touch of rubbing to boards edges, a fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with a touch of edge rubbing, a little black stain to
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday & Company, Inc.
Place of Publication: Garden City, New York
Date Published: 1954
Keywords: SF . Mystery

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