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The Foundation Trilogy: Foundation, Foundation and Empire, and Second Foundation.
by Asimov, Isaac
- Used
- very good
- hardcover
- First
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Norwalk , California
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$10,000.00
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About This Item
New York : Gnome Press Publishers, 1951 All volumes First Edition, First Printing, 1951-1953. All volumes and dust jackets Priority A as listed in Currey. Octavo. 255, 247, 210 pages respectively. Jackets illustrated by David Kyle, Edd Cartier, and Ric Binkley. Foundation with navy blue boards and orange titles. Light shelf wear to boards. Internal contents slightly toned as usual. Former owner's name in ink on the front pastedown. Jacket slightly toned with light chipping to the head of the spine. Very good condition. Foundation and Empire with red boards and black titles. Light shelf wear with some staining at the bottom edges of the front and rear boards. Internal contents slightly toned. Former owner's name in ink on the inside front pastedown. Dust jacket with light shelf wear. Spine slightly faded. Two taped repairs on the back of the jacket that have bled through to the front. A very good copy. Second Foundation with light blue boards and brown titles. Light shelf wear with some staining at the bottom edges of the front and rear boards. Internal contents slightly toned. Former owner's name in ink on the inside front pastedown. Dust jacket displays only light shelf wear. Spine slightly faded. A very good copy. A perfect opportunity to own the complete trilogy in its original form and in uniform condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Idler Fine Books
(US)
- Bookseller Inventory #
- 004828
- Title
- The Foundation Trilogy: Foundation, Foundation and Empire, and Second Foundation.
- Author
- Asimov, Isaac
- Illustrator
- David Kyle, Edd Cartier, and Ric Binkley
- Format/binding
- Hardcover
- Book condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket condition
- Very Good
- Quantity available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Gnome Press Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date published
- 1951
- Keywords
- SCIENCE FICTION, HUGO AWARD FOR BEST ALL TIME SERIES, CLASSIC SCI-FI.
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